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Afghan women players on Wednesday called for the arrest of fugitive ex-football chief Keramuddin Karim after his life ban for "appalling" sexual abuse was upheld.
Karim was last year found guilty of assaulting several female Afghan footballers, with Fifa delivering their toughest sanction -- a life ban and a fine of 1 million Swiss francs ($1 million, 934,000 euros).
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday upheld the Fifa verdict, saying Karim had "violated basic human rights and damaged the mental and physical dignity and integrity of young female players".
"With his appalling acts, he had destroyed not only their careers, but severely damaged their lives," Lausanne-based CAS, the highest court in sport, said in a statement.
Karim, who had previously denounced the accusations as part of a "conspiracy", has been on the run since Afghan authorities issued a warrant for his arrest last year.
Khalida Popal, the former Afghan women's captain who campaigned against Karim, said the ruling had sent out a message.
"It is a strong statement that there is no room for abuse and violation of human rights in football," Popal told AFP.
Popal had reportedly collected accounts against Karim from former teammates that included sexual violence, death threats and rapes.
FIFA welcomes CAS decision in the case of former president of Afghan Football Federation Keramuudin Karim"Karim should have been arrested long ago, but we are still happy that the world has not forgotten him," added a female footballer, on condition of anonymity.
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- FIFA Media (@fifamedia) July 14, 2020
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