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UEFA President Michel Platini, CAF President Issa Hayatou Clear Up 'Misunderstanding'

Peace has "been declared" between UEFA President Michel Platini and Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou after Platini "reacted angrily to suggestions that he had interfered in the affairs" of the CAF, according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. CAF claimed in a statement on Tuesday that Platini had "suggested calling off the African Nations Cup, due to be played in Morocco in January and told him to stay out of their business." Platini "denied making the comment" and, in a letter to his fellow FIFA exec committee member Hayatou on Wednesday, described it as "unwarranted" and "even insulting." However, CAF later admitted that it had "based its statement on unverified reports of a television interview given by Platini on Sunday, according to UEFA." UEFA said in a statement, "The misunderstanding has been cleared up" (REUTERS, 10/22).

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