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    Former CAF President Issa Hayatou is dead

    Joseph Sepp Blatter

    Former president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, has passed away at the age of 77.

    The football administrator, who was a key figure in African football for decades, died in Paris on Thursday, August 8, 2024, a day before his 78th birthday.

    Fifa president Gianni Infantino described the late Hayatou as a ‘passionate sports fan” in a post on Instagram on Thursday evening.

    He wrote: “Saddened to hear of the passing of former Caf president, former Fifa president ad interim, Fifa vice president, and Fifa council member, Issa Hayatou.”

    “A passionate sports fan, he dedicated his life to sports administration.

    “On behalf of Fifa, condolences go to his family, friends, former colleagues and all who knew him. Rest in peace.”

    Hayatou was in charge of African football from 1988 to 2017 and served as interim FIFA President from 2015 to 2016 when Joseph Sepp Blatter was suspended amidst a corruption scandal.

    It was also under his tenure that South Africa hosted the World Cup in 2010, becoming the first-ever African nation to host the tournament.

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