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Hayatou to stay in FIFA hotseat despite kidney transplant

AFP, ZURICH: Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou has undergone a “successful” kidney transplant, but the veteran administrator will continue in his post, the world football governing body announced on Friday. “Issa Hayatou has never hidden the fact that, for several years now, he has been suffering from a renal insufficiency, a situation that has not, however, prevented him from fully performing his duties at the heart of world and African football’s governing bodies, without interruption,” said a FIFA statement. “He will continue to fulfil his role as acting FIFA president as intended.”
The 69-year-old Cameroonian, who is also boss of the African confederation, has been running FIFA since Sepp Blatter was suspended for 90 days last month.
Ironically Blatter too has been undergoing medical treatment for stress. The 79-year-old had been in hospital for several days with a condition that was not considered serious, his spokesman said, and he was discharged late Wednesday.
Blatter has been at the centre of the worst scandal to ever hit world football, which kicked off in May when 14 ex-FIFA officials and sports marketing executives were charged by the US justice department over decades of graft and bribery.

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Hayatou to stay in FIFA hotseat despite kidney transplant AFP, ZURICH: Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou has undergone a successful kidney transplant, but the veteran administrator will continue in his post, the world football governing body announced on Friday. Issa Hayatou has never hidden the fact that, for several years now, he has been suffering from a renal insufficiency, a situation that has not, however, prevented him from fully performing his duties at the heart of world and African footballs governing bodies, without interruption, said a FIFA statement. He will continue to fulfil his role as acting FIFA president as intended. The 69-year-old Cameroonian, who is also boss of the African confederation, has been running FIFA since Sepp Blatter was suspended for 90 days last month. Ironically Blatter too has been undergoing medical treatment for stress. The 79-year-old had been in hospital for several days with a condition that was not considered serious, his spokesman said, and he was discharged late Wednesday. Blatter has been at the centre of the worst scandal to ever hit world football, which kicked off in May when 14 ex-FIFA officials and sports marketing executives were charged by the US justice department over decades of graft and bribery.