Caf president Issa Hayatou, who has been under a year-long investigation for corruption charges, will be handed a verdict on Thursday after a two-day meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ethics commission in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 65-year-old Cameroonian is facing allegations of bribes worth approximately €15,011 from sports marketing agency International Sport and Leisure (ISL), which owned the World Cup TV rights before going bankrupt in 2001.
Hayatou has denied any wrongdoing, saying the money was a gift for a Caf anniversary.
Sources in Lausanne told British newspaper Telegraph Sport that both Hayatou and co-accused Lamine Diack of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from Senegal are likely to be given the least oppressive penalty – a public reprimand, rather than face any suspension for their involvement.
Former Fifa president Joao Havelange, 95, who was also being investigated for allegedly receiving kickbacks of approximately €750,582 from ISL for the award of a contract while at the helm of world’s football governing body, saw his charges dropped following his resignation two days ago from the IOC.