CAF President Ahmad Ahmad released after questioning in Paris

The president of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad, was released without charge in France on Friday, the city's public prosecutor said, according to Punch.

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad was questioned by French authorities in Paris on Thursday, world football's governing body FIFA said.

Ahmad, a former Malagasy cabinet minister, was reported in March to FIFA's ethics committee for alleged corruption and harassment by CAF general secretary Amr Fahmy. Fahmy was then fired.

Ahmad, 59, was taken from his Paris hotel at 8.30am and questioned by officers of OCLIF, the French police agency fighting financial crime and corruption.