Issa Hayatou undergoes kidney transplant

President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou,  and acting president of FIFA, has undergone a kidney transplant.

According to the CAF website, the  kidney transplant was successful, but the football administrator, who is spending a fifth term in office, will need some days of rest.

Electoral Committee Confirms 5 Candidates For FIFA Presidency

World football governing body FIFA on Thursday in Berlin confirmed five candidates to run for its presidency on Feb. 26, after its electoral committee named them as official candidates.

The committee named the candidates to include Prince Ali Al-Hussein of Jordan, Asian confederation chief Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain and former FIFA official Jerome Champagne of France.

MUSA BILITY OUT OF FIFA PRESIDENCY RACE

FIFA has confirmed the five candidates for the body’s presidential election, with Musa Bility’s candidature rejected.

Prince Ali, Sheikh Salman, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino and Tokyo Sexwale are currently eligible to stand for election.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Is Hospitalized

Klaus Stohlker, who is a spokesman of Sepp Blatter, says that the suspended FIFA President is spending the week in a Swiss hospital following a stress-related incident.

According to the latest news, the 79-years-old had originally undergone tests and planned to stay home, but his doctors elected to keep him under observation in hospital over the weekend.