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Longtime FIFA official Hayatou back in African soccer work

Associated Press

FILE - A Thursday, March 16, 2017 file photo of New president of the African soccer confederation Ahmad of Madagascar, speaking at a press conference after being chosen at the general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African soccer's biggest tournament could be moved from the start of the year to the European summer months of June and July, with the number of teams being increased from 16 to 24. The proposals for the future of the African Cup of Nations were made at a two-day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday in Rabat, Morocco, hosted by the Confederation of African Football. (AP Photo/File)

African soccer body passes new statutes, throws out Zanzibar

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, then Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou of Cameroon sits on the podium during the extraordinary FIFA congress in Zurich, Switzerland. Hayatou's reign could end at the Confederation of African Football's general assembly in Ethiopia on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after nearly 30 years as the head of the African soccer confederation and a top FIFA executive. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

CAF case against Hayatou critic highlights spiteful election

By ELIAS MESERET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, then Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou enters the stage of a UEFA meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Hayatou's reign could end at the Confederation of African Football's general assembly in Ethiopia on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after nearly 30 years as the head of the African soccer confederation and a top FIFA executive. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Era of FIFA veteran Hayatou under threat at African election

By ELIAS MESERET and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this image taken Friday, Feb 24, 2017 Zimbabwe Football Association President Philip Chiyangwa, right, shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe . Chiyangwa the man driving the campaign to unseat longtime African soccer boss Issa Hayatou is a multi millionaire Zimbabwean property mogul who dabbles in politics and was once accused of been a spy and put in jail. (AP Photo)

Africa’s flamboyant new player plots downfall of Hayatou

By ENOCK MUCHINJO and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press