Constant Omari
Constant Omari | |
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| File:OMARI SELEMANI.jpg | |
| President of CAF Acting | |
| In office 23 November 2020 – 29 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Constant Omari Selemani 14 January 1958[1] |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Spouse | Aimee Kasongo Omari (died 2016)[2] |
| Occupation | Member, FIFA Council |
Constant Omari Selemani (born 14 January 1958) is a Congolese football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.
Career
[edit | edit source]In September 2015, Omari was appointed as the chairman of FIFA's Task Force Against Racism and Discrimination.[3]
On 19 July 2019, Omari was nominated to be the first vice president of Confederation of African Football, taking over the portfolio from Amaju Pinnick.[4]
FIFA announced on 27 January 2021 that Omari had failed an integrity and eligibility check and was barred from seeking reelection.[5]
Corruption allegations
[edit | edit source]On 24 June 2021, the FIFA Ethics Committee banned Omari for one year from any football-related activities for accepting bribes from Lagardère Live Entertainment in 2016.[6][7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- OMARI Constant profile on FIFA
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Football people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- FIFA officials
- Members of the CAF Executive Committee
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
- Presidents of the Confederation of African Football
- Congolese Association Football Federation
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs