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Caf clears Ahmad for presidential elections

The 61-year-old Malagasy administrator has been given the all-clear to contest for the next election of the continental federation

The Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad has been cleared to contest the body’s elections, scheduled for March 12.

The Malagasy official was handed a five-year ban and fined $200,000 by Fifa in November for breaching its code of conduct.

Among the allegations levelled against the 61-year-old were offering and accepting gifts, abuse of office and misappropriation of funds, which he has denied.

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Ahmad subsequently appealed the decision of the world governing body at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and got a temporary respite last month.