Accra, June 23, GNA - Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Issa Hayatou has been nominated for the National Awards for the Order of the Volta - Member (Sports) by Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor.

The Cameroonian, who has headed the continent's soccer controlling body for the past 20-years, is one of the few expatriates amongst the 241 recipients.

Alhaji Hayatou, 62, is being rewarded for his outstanding contribution to the development of football on the continent and the world as a whole.

Since assuming the head of the CAF presidency in 1988, Alhaji Hayatou has led a lot of positive campaigns with his most remarkable achievement being the first ever World Cup to be staged on African soil in 2010 in South Africa.

Alhaji Hayatou is a recipient of several national awards including the Legion of French Honour, Order of the Gold Merit of Association of National Olympic Committee and Medal of Honour of Supreme Council of Sports in Africa (SCSA).

The rest of the sporting fraternity of the Order of Volta- Member, are Alhaji Nurudeen Jawula, former president of GFA (Sports) Dr Kofi Amoah, Chairman of LOC Ghana 2008 (sports) and Mr Sandy Osei Agyeman, athlete (Sports).

Those for the Grand Medal- (Sports) award include Alhaji Abdul Karim Gruzah, (founder, King Faisal Babes), Alhaji Sly Tetteh (President, Liberty Professionals Football Club) and IBF Bantamweight champion, Joseph Agbeko.

The rest of the sporting personalities include coach Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie (Head Coach, Black Starlets), Adjoa Bayor (captain, Black Queens), Alberta Sackey (former captain, Black Queens), Vida Anim (Athlete), Opoku Nti and Kwesi Appiah former players of the Black Stars football club

The Awards ceremony has been fixed for July 3 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).