The Malagasy's wind of change proved to be a false dawn; ahead of this week's election of Patrice Motsepe, Caf is a critical juncture in history
When Malagasy politician Ahmad Ahmad swept to power in 2017, it was on a wave of both popular support and expectation.
Africa had, after all, spent 29 years under the thumb of Issa Hayatou, whose despotic, authoritarian manner of ruling had over time come to rankle the Caf rank and file.
Buoyed by the support of Fifa president Gianni Infantino, as well as a coalition of African MA heads led by the likes of Nigeria’s own Amaju Pinnick and now-disgraced former Ghana Football Association (GFA) leader Kwesi Nyantakyi, Ahmad successfully floored the Cameroonian strongman.