By Chisomo Phiri
Death has been announced of the former Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou.
He died at the age of 77.
Meanwhile,FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is saddened with news of Hayatou’s demise.
“Saddened to hear of the passing of former Caf president, former Fifa president and interim, Fifa vice president and Fifa council member, Issa Hayatou,” Infantino writes in a post on Instagram.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has also paid tribute to the departed Hayatou and requested that the CAF flag and the flags of all Caf member associations fly at half-mast until 13 August, 2024.
Hayatou led the continent’s football governing body for 29 years having assumed the presidency in 1988 and leaving office in 2017.
He also held high positions at world football governing body Fifa, including acting president when Sepp Blatter was suspended between 2015 and 2016.
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