October 6, 2026

This global football governing body counted Cameroon's Issa Hayatou as a vice-president and president of the Confederation of African Football, and has been criticised for not boycotting Saddam Hussein's Iraq as an aggressor during the Iran–Iraq War even as it banned Russia in 2022. Which organisation is being described?

A UEFA
B Czech National Football League
C FIFA
D CONCACAF

FIFA, the international governing body of association football, has long employed Cameroon's Issa Hayatou as a vice-president and head of the Confederation of African Football, yet was criticised for not boycotting Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War even as it suspended Russia in 2022.

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