South Africa: CAF President Pays Tribute to Mandela

Herewith the full text of the message of condolence from President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou on the death of Nelson Mandela;

It is with deep emotion and intense sadness that we learned, on the night of December 5 2013, the death of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and hero of the fight against Apartheid.

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