CAF president arrested in France for unilaterally abrogating Puma contract

Pulse Staff 12:31 - 06 June 2019

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad

The president of the Confederation of African Football(CAF), Ahmad Ahmad ,has been arrested in a Paris hotel by French police.

According to Ghanaian journalist, Gary Al-Smith, Ahmad was picked up around 8:30 am at the Berri Hotel in Paris, by the services of the Central Office for the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offences (Oclif).

While details around the reported arrest remain sketchy, it is claimed that the 59-year-old's capture is in connection with a "contract unilaterally broken by CAF with the German equipment manufacturer Puma to engage with the company Technical Steel, based in La Seyne-sur-Mer."

According to the report Ahmad signed off on a deal, which benefitted the company Technical Steel, with one of the company's bosses said to have paid a total of €739 000 (R12,3 million) to the CAF president in order to get the deal sanctioned.

It is believed that the case involving CAF's president will be heard by the services of the central office for the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offenses (OCLIF).

Credit: Soccer Laduma