Africa Cup Of Nations Trophy
An african cup of nations trophy which egypt kept permanently after winning the title for three times in a row has mysteriously disappeared from the country s football union premises in.
Africa cup of nations trophy. 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 loss was confirmed by the efa media director. The caf africa cup of nations officially can french. This was confirmed by former egyptian and al ahly captain ahmed shobier on friday 4th september 2020.
It is sanctioned by the confederation of african football caf and was first held in 1957 since 1968 it has been held every two years. A probe has been launched following the alleged disappearance of the original africa cup of nations trophy in egypt. The loss of the title was confirmed by the egyptian fa who also revealed several other trophies had been lost. The current trophy whose style is still the same as the one won by egypt is in the hands of algeria who won the last nations cup title in cairo last year.
Coupe d afrique des nations also referred to as afcon or total africa cup of nations after its headline sponsor is the main international men s association football competition in africa. Ghana was the first team to win the trophy three times. An original african cup of nations trophy and several trophies have disappeared from egypt football association efa headquarters in cairo. Chelsea s possible xi from next season after completing signing of five new players.
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