CAF President Issa Hayatou honoured for achievement on HIV/AIDS through football

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Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou has been honoured with the prestigious 2015 Certificate of Achievement by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on the occasion of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Equatorial Guinea.

The special recognition was bestowed on the CAF President at a star-studded reception attended by the Presidents of FIFA, UEFA, high-ranking officials from the government, sports organisations, the private sector, and the world of football, for his sustained commitment to the AIDS response through efforts to promote the role of sport in development and advocacy for the “Protect the Goal” campaign.

 

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