Former CAF President, Hayatou Dies Hours To Birthday

Immediate-past president of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, is dead.

Hayatou, who was 77, passed distant hardly 24 hours to his 78th day day connected August 9.

He was CAF President for 29 years earlier leaving bureau a fewer years ago.

The Cameroonian was the longest-serving president of the CAF for 29 years from 1988 until his astonishment ouster successful 2017.

He besides served arsenic acting FIFA president from 2015-2016 aft Sepp Blatter was suspended by satellite football’s governing body.

Hayatou, whose member was premier curate of Cameroon, was a lifelong sports administrator.

He was an International Olympic Committee subordinate from 2001-2016, aft which helium became an honorary member.

In 2011, Hayatou was disciplined by the IOC implicit his relation successful an alleged bribery ungraded astatine FIFA.

He was issued with a reprimand aft BBC Panorama claimed helium received astir $20,000 from the present defunct sports selling institution ISL successful 1995. Hayatou denied immoderate corruption and said the wealth was a acquisition for his confederation.

His tenure astatine the helm of African shot saw the crippled connected the continent marque strides, though Hayatou was often accused of being dictatorial and dilatory to present innovative change.

Hayatou challenged Blatter for the FIFA presidency successful 2002, but mislaid heavy arsenic galore African countries deserted him successful the ballot against the Swiss.

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