King receives African football federation chairman

King Mohammed VI received in Rabat Tuesday Issa Hayatou, chairman of the Cairo-based African football federation, whom he decorated with the Alawit Wissam of the commander rank.

The meeting was attended by minister of youth and sports, Ahmed Moussaoui, the chairman of the provisional committee of the Moroccan royal football federation and chairman of the Moroccan olympic committee, general Housni Benslimane. High commissioner in charge of promoting Morocco's candidacy to host the football world cup 2006, Driss Benhima also attended the meeting.

Hayatou who started on Monday a three-day work visit to Morocco will attend this Wednesday in Marrakesh a friendly between the Moroccan and US national football teams.

The CAF chairman will also meet some Moroccan officials and visit sports infrastructures.