 Issa Hayatou wants another term as Caf president |
President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Issa Hayatou, has confirmed that he will seek re-election when his tenure expires in 2009. He wants to be part of the first ever World Cup in Africa that is being hosted by South Africa in 2010.
"Yes, I am contesting again for one reason and that is because I worked hard from 1998 to bring the World Cup to Africa," he said.
"My third term in office ends in 2009 while the World Cup is coming to Africa in 2010.
"It is therefore not fair for me to bow out of Caf with just seven months to the World Cup.
"It is only for this reason that I will re-contest and if it were not for the 2010 World Cup, I wouldn't have contested because running CAF is not an easy job.
"I hope that with the World Cup coming to Africa in 2010, we will achieve that unity and I am working very hard to ensure that.
"It is therefore necessary that I remain as Caf President during the World Cup to achieve this goal."
Cameroon-born Hayatou, 59, became Caf boss in 1988 following the death of Ethiopian Ydnekatchew Tessema.
In 1998 he managed to secure a bigger representation for the continent at the football finals, from two teams in 1990 to five in 1998.
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