Caf President Issa Hayatou is threatening legal action against  BBC for airing a program which alleged he took a £10,000 bribe.

Hayatou contemplates legal action against BBC

The said program titled “Panaroma” aired on Monday night just three days before the votes are set to be cast over where the destination of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups would be staged have triggered an investigation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of which Hayatou is a member.

However the Fifa vice president claims the monies recieved where not illegal and were used to fund Caf’s 40-year anniversary.

“This money was not for me it was for the 40th anniversary of CAF,” he said.

“What Panorama also did is that they are saying I have been bribed now rather than something that happened 16 years ago.

“This was for the 40th anniversary of CAF. At that time ISL was the sponsor of CAF and they give the money to CAF and not to me, and the executive committee of CAF accepted it and approved it.”

He added: “I have got an appointment with my lawyers, I will talk to them and I will take it from there.”

Panorama claims that according to a list of secret payments made by now-defunct marketing company ISL, Hayatou’s name was found next to a cash payment of 100,000 French francs in 1995.

Meanwhile, the BBC says it completely stands by all the allegations made in Monday night’s program.