African soccer whistleblower fired after accusing boss of corruption


JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African soccer's ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation's president in a potential blow to FIFA's efforts to clean up the game after a raft of scandals worldwide.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) sacked general secretary Amr Fahmy after the Egyptian accused his boss Ahmad Ahmad of bribes and misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to officials and an internal document.

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