The courts have now set the date for a hearing between the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and disgraced former president Ahmad Ahmad.
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In 2021, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe became CAF's seventh president when he succeeded Ahmad as the head of African football's governing body.
The Malagasy was sacked from the role after FIFA's ethics committee found he had breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position.
World football's governing body would give the 64-year-old a five-year ban from all football activities, while he was also ordered to a pay a fine if $220 000 (about R4 million).
Upon FIFA's decision to ban Ahmad, the former Madagascar minister decided to appeal the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
Although CAS ruled that he should be temporarily reinstated shortly after the suspension was officially announced, the ban was upheld, and he was unable to challenge Motsepe for a second term.
Now, it appears there is another chapter to the story involving Ahmed and CAF, with the two parties set to meet for a hearing on 26 September 2024 with CAS, as per their official website.
According to El Watan, some new decisions are set to be taken by the Swiss-based institution regarding Ahmed as he nears the end of his suspension.
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The same report claims that the next CAF presidential election will take place in March 2025, and with his ban set to expire next year as well, the former FIFA vice-president is expected to run for a second term as head of African football.
