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Issa Hayatou re-elected to CAF post

March 11, 2013
By Associated Press
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Issa Hayatou has been re-elected unopposed as president of the African soccer confederation for a final four-year term.

The 66-year-old Hayatou was the only candidate and was retained unanimously at a vote in Marrakech on Sunday. FIFA President Sepp Blatter then presented the Cameroonian with a special certificate to commemorate his 25 years at the helm of CAF.

Earlier this month, FIFA executive committee member Jacques Anouma was barred from being a candidate ...

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