Constant Omari

In this Congolese name, the surname is Omari and the post-surname is Selemani.

Constant Omari Selemani (born 14 January 1958) is a Congolese football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.

Constant Omari
President of CAF Acting
Acting
In office 23 November 2020 – 29 January 2021
Preceded by	Ahmad Ahmad
Succeeded by	Ahmad Ahmad
Personal details
Born	Constant Omari Selemani (1958-01-14) 14 January 1958 (age 67)[1] Belgian Congo
Nationality	Congolese
Spouse	Aimee Kasongo Omari (died 2016)[2]
Occupation	Member, FIFA Council

Career

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]

Corruption allegations

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]