Constant Omari | |
Office: | President of CAF |
Status: | Acting |
Term Start: | 23 November 2020 |
Term End: | 29 January 2021 |
Predecessor: | Ahmad Ahmad |
Successor: | Ahmad Ahmad |
Birth Name: | Constant Omari Selemani |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1958[1] |
Birth Place: | Belgian Congo |
Nationality: | Congolese |
Occupation: | Member, FIFA Council |
Spouse: | Aimee Kasongo Omari (died 2016)[2] |
Constant Omari Selemani (born 14 January 1958) is a Congolese football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.
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]
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]