Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou (born 9 August 1946) is a Cameroonian sports executive, former athlete and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017. He served as the acting FIFA president until 26 February 2016 as previous president Sepp Blatter was banned from all football-related activities in 2015 as a part of the that year's FIFA corruption investigation. In 2002, he ran for president of FIFA but was defeated by Blatter. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Issa Hayatou | |
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| President of FIFA Acting | |
| In office 8 October 2015 – 26 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sepp Blatter |
| Succeeded by | Gianni Infantino |
| Senior Vice President of FIFA | |
| In office 3 July 1992 – 16 March 2017 | |
| President | João Havelange Sepp Blatter Gianni Infantino |
| Preceded by | General Mostafa |
| Succeeded by | Ángel María Villar |
| 5th President of CAF | |
| In office 10 March 1988 – 16 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abdel Halim Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
| Honorary Member of International Olympic Committee | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2001 (Hon. Since 2017) | |
| Preceded by | List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1946 Garoua, French Cameroons |
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In November 2010 he was alleged by the BBC to have taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of World Cup television rights. The IOC announced it would investigate him. Following the 2015 FIFA corruption case, Hayatou took charge of FIFA, as the acting president, until 26 February 2016 when Gianni Infantino was elected to the position. On 16 March 2017, he was defeated by Malagasy challenger Ahmad Ahmad, ending Hayatou's 29-year reign as the CAF President. On 24 May 2017, he was appointed President of the National Football Academy by the president of Cameroon, Paul Biya.