Issa Hayatou: The bitter end

It is certainly not a misnomer to refer to Mr. Issa Hayatou as the old Lion of African Football. Not as a footballer as such, but as the man who made African football look different. History has already absorbed him as such. As President of the Confederation of African Football CAF, for nearly thirty years, he undoubtedly made a mark in pushing African football up to the present heights. The most interesting column of his track record is that, under the rules of CAF, prescribing a four-year term in office, the Cameroonian, Issa Hayatou contested most of the  elections covering…