Godfather of African football, Issa Hayatou, dies aged 77
August 9 – Issa Hayatou, one of the most influential figures in the world of football politics and known as the Godfather of African football after reigning for 29 years, has died aged 77 whilst attending the Paris Olympics.
The long-time head of the Confederation of African Football was for a while also interim president of FIFA during the corruption crisis in 2015 that engulfed the organisation.
Hayatou lost his iron grip on the CAF presidency in 2017 when he was dethroned by the then little-known Ahmad Ahmad who was later banned for corruption and plunged into disgrace.
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