Issa Hayatou
President of FIFA
Died when: 77 years 365 days (935 months)Star Sign: Leo
Issa Hayatou (born 9 August 1946) was 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).
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 has announced it will 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.
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