Tag: Issa Hayatou

How Ex-CAF President, Issa Hayatou, Died 24 Hrs To 78th Birthday

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Passionate sports fan,’ Tributes FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, other penned on man who served as the president of CAF for 29 years   A former President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, is dead. Hayatou’s death was made known by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in a Thursday post on his Instagram stories. Infantino wrote, “Saddened to hear of the passing of former CAF President, former FIFA President and interim, FIFA Vice President and FIFA Council member, Issa Hayatou. “As a passionate sports fan and IOC member, he…

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‘All Ends In Paris,’ CAF ex-President, Issa Hayatou, Is Dead

Abibat Babalola

The former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou has died at the age of 77. He passed away on Thursday in Paris, reported Cameroon Concord. Hayatou served as the President of CAF from 1988 until March 2017, when he was replaced by Malagasy, Ahmad Ahmad. He also held the position of interim President of FIFA from October 2015 to February 2016, following the suspension of Sepp Blatter. READ ALSO: ‘Atlas Petroleum Versus Arik Air,’ Nigeria Lifts Supension On Arik, Gives Reasons ‘Marginal Field, Others,’ SPE Highlights…

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