C.A.F.

The board of the governing body, the Confederation of African Football, or C.A.F., agreed last year to an independent review of its operations amid accusations of financial wrongdoing made by a group of former senior executives at the Cairo-based organization.

The report’s authors wrote that, “Potential elements of mismanagement and possible abuse of power were found in key areas of finance and operations of C.A.F.”

Mr. Ahmad, the C.A.F. president, declined to comment.

Flows of money connected to transactions between C.A.F. and bank accounts in the Gulf linked to the owner of the French company Tactical Steel were deemed by PWC to be “highly suspicious” and “may potentially indicate a kickback arrangement between parties involved or a case of tax evasion through offshore payments.”

The C.A.F. message ends this way: “You’re not alone. We’ve had abortions. We want to change the conversation around them. We support and love you.”