Last updated on .From the section Sport AfricaDR Congo's Constant Omari is a former Fifa Council member and Caf vice-presidentDR Congo's former interim Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Constant Omari has been suspended from football for one-year by Fifa for breaking its ethics code. Omari, who recently left his role as DR Congo's football federation president after a 16-year reign, entered into a plea bargain arrangement with Fifa. "A formal investigation against Mr Omari was opened on 7 January 2021," said Fifa in a statement. Omari was stand-in Caf president at the time, after former president Ahmad of Madagascar had been banned himself by Fifa for violating the ethics code. "The decision communicated today refers to Mr Omari," a Fifa spokesperson told BBC Sport Africa.

Source: BBC June 24, 2021 09:22 UTC