Anthony Baffoe has described Pape Diouf as a “pioneer in so many things concerning football” after the former Olympique Marseille president succumbed to Covid-19.
Diouf - who served as Marseille president between 2005 and 2009 - died at the age of 68 after contracting the virus.
The Senegalese headed the Ligue 1 club for five years before he was succeeded by Jean-Claude Dassier.
Former Ghana international and the deputy general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Baffoe took to Twitter to mourn his exit.
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