Ban On The Liberia Football Chief Lifted

The ban on the Liberia Football Association President, Mr Musa Bility, has been lifted before the six months expiration due date. The Ban was placed on him on May 2, 2013, by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for ''Violation of statutes relating to the use of confidential documents,'' according to the organisation.

The football governing body in Africa wrote in their website, yesterday that the ban on Mr Musa Hassan Bility, has been lifted with immediate effect.

Mr Bility and his association, was opposed to CAF changing the rules of election, in order to re-elect the president of CAF, Mr Isa Hayatou, unopposed in March this year.

Musa Hassan Bility

 

The LFA president then took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), but unfortunately he lost twice there.

In May, when the ban was announced, Mr Bility told Associated Press, that he had immediately appealed the decision, banning him for six months. He implied, that he was being banned, because of his opposition to CAF changing the rules, so that Isa Hayatou will be re-elected unopposed. He also appealed the $10,000 fine imposed on his association.

The Liberia football chief, said in May, after the ban was imposed on him that ''there was no justification'' for the punishment and that ''it was wrong''.
He added that, it was because he and his federation took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

CAF said, that the reason for the ban was because, Mr Bility, used confidential minutes from their executive committee meetings, without permission to do so.