CAF president DR Patrice Motsepe has mourned the passing of former CAF President Issa Hayatou.
The African football governing body confirmed that Hayatou passed away on Thursday evening at the age of 77.
The Cameroonian was president of CAF between 1988 and 2017.
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Motsepe sent his condolences to the Hayatou and paid tribute to his contribution to African football over the years.
"I express my deepest personal condolences and the condolences of the 54 CAF Member Associations, on the passing of CAF former President, President Issa Hayatou; to his family, the Fédération Camerounaise de Football, its President Samuel Eto'o and the people of Cameroon," Motsepe said, as per the CAF website.
"CAF and African Football will forever be grateful to President Hayatou for his enormous and far-reaching contributions, over many years to the development and growth of football in Africa. "
"He will forever live in our hearts and minds."