[ad_1]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) commented on the defeat of the Egyptian Confederation in the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
“Kaf” wrote through his Twitter account:
“The Confederation of African Football (CAF) received the shocking reports of the loss of the African Cup of Nations trophies from the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association. Our doors are open to support Egyptian Federation To make up for these priceless memories. “
The African Football Confederation received alarming reports of the loss of cups for the African Cup of Nations from the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association. Our doors are open to support @EFA To make up for these priceless memories. pic.twitter.com/luA6ZlCzXA
– CAF – AR (@caf_online_AR) September 6, 2020
What happened
Walid Al-Attar, Executive Director of the Football Association, said:FilGoal.com: “The Five-Year Committee recently began a comprehensive renovation process at the entrance of the Union to turn it into a huge museum that includes mugs, gifts and titles that the Federation has acquired throughout its history, before the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Federation “.
And he continued: “After an inventory of the stores to put the glasses, he was surprised that there were not a large number of glasses, medals, swords and shields, and their place of disappearance was not fixed, and they disappeared in previous times and for a long time and nobody knows its location ”.
He added: “There is nothing in Federation stores except the original 1986 Nations Cup and two non-original copies of the 2006 and 2008 Africa Cups, and there is nothing else in the Federation with the disappearance of various shields and presents”.
During the month of March 2013, a fire broke out in the Egyptian Football Association and it was said that 3 Federation cups were stolen, along with documents and other belongings.
Three years later, in June 2016, FIFA officials found the contract of the former sponsoring company headed by Amr Afifi, after three years of disappearance since the fire. How about the cups?
Hamada Al-Masry, a former board member of the Football Association, who was present at the time of the fire and the disappearance of the cups, was said to haveFilGoal.com, saying: “When the Al-Ittihad building burned down and the goblets disappeared, I contacted a person named Youssef Othman, a member of the board of the Suez national team, and at the same time a member of the association of fans of the Egyptian team registered with the Football Association, and I told him that there are some things that have disappeared from the Federation. We want the ball. “
He continued: “Youssef Othman managed to recover these 3 glasses and gave them back to Hamada Al-Masry.”“
He continued: “I gave it to Tharwat Sweilem, the former executive director of the Football Association“.
How did the five-year committee act after discovering the disappearance of the stocks and the 2010 edition that was kept by Egypt forever?
Walid Al-Attar responds toFilGoal.com He said: “An investigation has been opened with the departments of stores and accounts, to find out the fate of these glasses and shields, since it has been proven that there were robberies in previous times, but what was stolen and what was returned is not proven with official papers. “
He continued: “The five-year committee is seeking to reach an understanding of the stolen and counting those stolen items to communicate with security and bring them back, especially as they represent great historical value for the Egyptian Football Association.”
What about the 2010 version?
A source from the Football Association said thatFilGoal.com: “It is proven that one of the cups exists with Ahmed Hassan, the leader of the pharaohs, but without official papers within the federation, with his confirmation that the copy was returned some time ago to Tharwat Suwailem and Azmi Mujahid.”
He continued: “We are currently communicating with them to find out the location of the 2010 Nations Cup.”
He continued: “There is a previous report from the board of directors confirming the theft of collectibles and glasses in the Union fire, but it is not proven which were stolen, and therefore we are trying to get to limit them and treat the matter in a way. professional”.
Read also
The date of presentation of the pyramids for Ramadan Sobhi.
Foreign player in addition to the stalls for sale in Al-Ahly
[ad_2]