Africa Cup Of Nations Trophy Missing
Egypt received the prize after winning the 2010 edition of the tournament so claiming that particular incarnation of the trophy for a third time.
Africa cup of nations trophy missing. Ghana was the first team to win the trophy three times. The africa cup of nations afcon trophy that egypt won permanently has gone missing. The africa cup of nations trophy has reportedly been stolen from the egyptian football association headquarters in cairo. This was confirmed by former egyptian and al ahly captain ahmed shobier on friday 4th september 2020.
Original africa cup of nations trophy missing in egypt. Caf have a policy that a country who wins the africa cup of nations trophy three times will have it for good algeria are the current title holders after they won it during the tournament s finals staged in cairo in 2019. Caf regulations state that a team that wins a particular incarnation of the africa cup of nations trophy three times will own it for good. The union did not say explicitly if the africa cup of nations trophy was among the missing items but several football sources confirmed it has been missing since thursday.
Africa cup of nations trophy goes missing in egypt. The africa cup of nations trophy retained by egypt permanently after the pharaohs won the title three times in a row got lost with former federation member magdi abdelghani explaining that the cup was destroyed in a fire at the association s cairo hq in 2013. Original africa cup of nations trophy missing in egypt. Ex egyptian football association vice president ahmed shobeir earlier revealed that the.