"Issa Hayatou" is a Cameroonian former athlete and sports executive. He has been the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1988. In 2002, he ran for president of FIFA but was defeated by current president Sepp 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.

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I have no doubt whatsoever that the Olympic football tournaments in China will be played in perfect conditions.

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We are convinced that the stadiums will be completed on time and of good quality.

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This partnership could not have come at a better time than when we are in the threshold of hosting the first-ever football World Cup on African soil.

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We would not have decent pitches to stage the tournament on. It would be more like water polo than football.

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