{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"President Issa Hayatou, please do not contest again! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Tkr42lwSgV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/president-issa-hayatou-please-do-not-contest-again\/\">President Issa Hayatou, please do not contest again!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/president-issa-hayatou-please-do-not-contest-again\/embed\/#?secret=Tkr42lwSgV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;President Issa Hayatou, please do not contest again!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"Tkr42lwSgV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Issa_Hayatou.jpg","thumbnail_width":260,"thumbnail_height":194,"description":"Two years ago I advised former FIFA president, Mr Joseph Sepp Blatter, not to re-contest for the seat after holding the office for 16 years. The voice of an ordinary former football player from Africa was too small to influence his decision to hold on to the most powerful office in the world with all its perks and immunity. He went ahead and contested, won the elections but, \u2018lost it\u2019 after only a few days in office, as he was made to face the most humiliating period of his life following charges of financial impropriety that consumed him as well as the organization he headed in an unprecedented corruption scandal that his omnipotent office could not shake off despite the absolute power that he commanded and that had kept him in office and had given him immunity against any form of interrogation, inquest, investigation or prosecution! Unfortunately, the elements took sides and conspired against him. Today Sepp Blatter is remembered more for the reasons for his fall from the top of FIFA than for all his good works through the years as president. In the course of sending my humble advise to Sepp Blatter I also extended a similar one to Issa Hayatou, the Cameroonian president of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, who was at the time busy putting in place amended rules that would ensure he could continue as CAF president if he chooses to contest when the elections for that office comes up in 2017. Issa had held the office of CAF president for 26 years at the time. Knowing the penchant for African political leaders to remain in office forever, and seeing how Issa was following in those footsteps within CAF, I admonished African football federation presidents to \u2018save\u2019 him from himself and stop him from contesting for another term of 4 years. Well, it appears that my humble advice may not be heeded after all. In the media grapevine, there are stories flying around that some foot soldiers are already combing the boardrooms of football federations in Africa in search of support for Issa\u2019s return early next year to contest once more as president of CAF.   I do not want to believe that Issa may be the puppeteer in this grand scheme even though there is no smoke without fire."}