Issa Hayatou has begun work as the acting president of FIFA.
The Confederations of African Football president was appointed to take up the leadership of the world football governing body in an acting capacity after Sepp Blatter was suspended from office last week.
The Cameroonian arrived at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich earlier today to begin his spell in charge.
Hayatou released a statement on the current affairs of the governing body, saying that it will strive to restore public trust.
“It’s certainly an unprecedented situation for Fifa… But we remain focused on the necessary reform process, the presidential election and on supporting the current investigations. To restore public trust is a crucial objective,” he said in a statement released by FIFA.
Hayatou himself has faced allegations of corruption in the past, all of which he denied. He was reprimanded by International Olympic Committee in 2011 over allegations that he accepted bribes for World Cup TV rights in the 1990s.
