Football Row in Africa Tests Tycoon’s Ability to Restore Trust

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been lauded for cleaning up the finances of Africa’s most powerful sports organization, but a football trophy scandal has highlighted the deep mistrust that still dogs the body.

The Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations title, handing the trophy to host Morocco two months after the Jan. 18 final, a dramatic twist that’s reignited questions about CAF’s credibility.