Ahmad Ahmad, who was banned by FIFA about two months ago as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been reinstated to his role.
He was restored as CAF President after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
It would be recalled that Ahmad, a former Malagasy politician, was banned by FIFA in November 2020 for five years.
His ban came after FIFA found him guilty of breaching several of its ethics codes.
But he appealed his ban at CAS. And on Friday, January 29, 2021, CAS issued its preliminary ruling.
Per the ruling, Ahmad remains ineligible to contest CAF’s presidential elections in March 2021.
But CAS announced that it hear his appeal in full on March 2, this year, with a decision issued before the Caf presidential elections on March 12.
