 It was later denied by FIFA that Hayatou had been appointed President of the Olympic committee, his apparent appointment was described as "a technical error".On 3 November 2007, Hayatou was awarded an honorary degree from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria.Schoonoord, Coevorden

Schoonoord is a town in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.