It’s emerged he was sent on a secret mission to try to oust Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza.

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The bizarre cloak and football boots story is told in today’s Swiss daily Blick.

It comes from the  authorized biography Sepp Blatter – Mission and Passion Fussball.

The Swiss foreign ministry confirms its officials were in contact with Blatter when he visited Burundi a year ago while he was still FIFA president.

Blatter offered President Pierre Nkurunziza a job in football if he left office after the constitutionally prescribed two terms.

Foreign ministry spokesman Stefan von Below says the intention was to prevent the current crisis Burundi’s experiencing.

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