Mourad Fahmy

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Mourad Fahmy
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-07-01)July 1, 1910
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death September 1, 1983(1983-09-01) (aged 73)
Place of death Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Al Ahly SC
Teams managed
1955-1958 Egypt
1961-1983 CAF (General secretary)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mourad Fahmy (1 July 1910-1 September 1983) was an Egyptian football 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.[4]

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "The Pharaohs "Magnificent Seven"". CAFOnline.com.
  2. ^ "Arabs in AFCON: Many appearances with little achievement". dailynewsegypt.com.
  3. ^ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - The Great Adventure of African Football". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former official Amr Fahmy to bid for Caf presidency" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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