President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe has extended his deepest condolences and that of the 54 CAF Member Associations to the family of late president Issa Hayatou.
In a communique from CAF reacting to the death of Issa Hayatou, it said the Confederation is saddened by the passing of the former President.
Dr. Patrice Motsepe in the communique said CAF and African Football will forever be grateful to the late President Hayatou.
“I express my deepest personal condolences and the condolences of the 54 CAF Member Associations, on the passing of CAF former President, President Issa Hayatou; to his family, the Fédération Camerounaise de Football, its President Samuel Eto’o and the people of Cameroon.
“CAF and African Football will forever be grateful to President Hayatou for his enormous and far-reaching contributions, over many years to the development and growth of football in Africa. He will forever live in our hearts and minds,” Dr. Patrice Motsepe said.
President Issa Hayatou led CAF from 1988 to 2017 and passed on today, Thursday, August 8.
Meanwhile, CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe has requested that the CAF flag and the flags of all CAF Member Associations fly at half-mast for five days, until August 13.
