Mourad Fahmy (1 July 1910-1 September 1983) was an Egyptian football player and coach who helped Egypt to their first African Cup of Nations victory.[1]
Biography
Mourad Fahmy was a football player for Al Ahly. Between 1955 and 1958 Fahmy was coach of the Egyptian national football team. He led Egypt to the inaugural African Cup of Nations in 1957. [2] After retiring from coaching, Mourad Fahmy became a founding member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Fahmy was the general secretary of CAF between 1961 and 1982.[3] Fahmy was also minister of Agriculture under President Nasser. Mourad Fahmy died in 1983 whilst attending a CAF meeting in Abidjan.
Personal life
Mourad Fahmy was grandfather to Amr Fahmy, who served as the General-Secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 2017 to 2019.[4]
Honors
References
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "The Pharaohs "Magnificent Seven"". CAFOnline.com.
- ^ "Arabs in AFCON: Many appearances with little achievement". dailynewsegypt.com.
- ^ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - The Great Adventure of African Football". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Former official Amr Fahmy to bid for Caf presidency". BBC Sport.
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