Ahmad Ahmad was in Paris for the FIFA Congress ahead of the start of the Women's World Cup.was released without charge in France on Friday, a day after being arrested for questioning, the Marseille public prosecutor said.
The French investigation concerns CAF’s breach, shortly after its signature in December 2017, of a contract with Puma to supply equipment and clothes to 580 volunteers at the 2018 African Nations Championship, an event for national teams made up of African players with clubs on the continent. That company is based in La Seyne-sur-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast east of Marseille, a source close to the case said.
In a statement on Thursday, FIFA said that it had “taken note of the alleged events concerning Mr Ahmad Ahmad, who is being questioned by the French authorities in relation to allegations related to his mandate while President of CAF.”