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Gambia fined over airport row, Gabon sanctioned for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pictures
•Gabon skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was sanctioned for posting photos of his teammates who were forced to sleep on the floor while Gabon federation were fined $10,000.
Suspended CAF president Ahmad Ahmad to appeal FIFA's five-year corruption ban in CAS
•Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been head of CAF since March 2017 but was suspended by the global body on Monday for "governance issues".
CAF president Ahmad Ahmad handed five-year suspension by FIFA over involvement in corruption
•Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) since March 2017 and was standing for re-election when FIFA banned him for "governance issues".
Flying bottles, airport redtape, blaring music: Dirty tricks dominate African football
•The Gabon squad, including Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, were forced to sleep on the floor at a Gambian airport before an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier recently.
Senegalese Football Federation head Augustin Senghor announces run for CAF presidency
•Senghor, who is already on the CAF executive committee, has been president of the federation in Senegal since 2009.
Coronavirus Outbreak: African Cup of Nations postponed by a year to 2022 due to COVID-19 crisis
•The Africa Cup of Nations, which was supposed to be hosted between 9 January to 6 February, 2021 in Cameroon, has been postponed by a year.
Coronavirus Outbreak: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations could be postponed in CAF meeting next week
•The Cup of Nations is set for Cameroon from 9 January - 6 February but appears increasingly under threat as time begins to run out. Qualifying is still far from complete and national team football on the continent is not due to resume before October in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus Outbreak: African Champions League semi-finals postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, says CAF
•In the African Champions League semi-final showdowns between Moroccan and Egyptian clubs, Raja Casablanca are due to meet Zamalek while Wydad Casablanca will face record eight-time winners Al Ahly
FIFA ends six-month period at helm of African football, terminates secretary general Fatma Samoura's temporary reign
•FIFA declared Samoura's mission as General Delegate for Africa complete after a meeting of the CAF executive committee without mentioning the confederation's president
DoT directs telecom circle heads to deal Airtel, Tata Tele as separate companies; telcos merger likely to be challenged in SC
•Bharti Airtel on 1 July announced that the consumer mobile business of Tata Teleservices Ltd has now become its part.