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The African Football Confederation (CAF) has expressed shock after revelations about the loss of the African Cup of Nations trophy in Egypt.
The soccer body took the announcement to social media, confirming that they will be willing to cooperate with the Egyptian Soccer Association to find the gold-plated trophy.
The pharaohs received the trophy permanently after winning the 2010 edition of the tournament, claiming that particular incarnation of the trophy for the third time.
CAF regulations establish that a team that wins a particular incarnation of the African Cup of Nations trophy three times will definitely own it.
A statement issued by the Egyptian Football Association confirmed reports that the trophy along with other trophies had disappeared.
“Since the Egyptian Federation is currently developing the main headquarters, including changing the entrance to a small museum of Egyptian football, the management was surprised by the disappearance of some old trophies from the warehouse.”
In 2013, the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association was attacked by angry fans and several trophies were moved to a warehouse.
However, local officials only recently sought them out after the decision to renew the Association’s entry so that Egypt’s multiple football cups could be displayed there.
The Association has also confirmed that investigations have already been carried out to try to solve the mystery of the loss of the most coveted trophy in African football.
“The Egyptian Football Association is now investigating the disappearance of the trophies to determine if those old trophies were salvaged after the building caught fire … or if they were lost when the building was exposed during this incident,” added the EFA.
Ghana was the first team to win the trophy three times, in 1978, while Cameroon received the second version of the Nations Cup trophy after becoming the first country to win it three times.
Under CAF rules, teams that win the Nations Cup receive a replica of the trophy permanently while they are allowed to keep the trophy for the two intervening years between tournaments before returning it.
The current trophy, the style of which remains the same as the one won by Egypt, is held by Algeria, who won the last Nations Cup (in Cairo) last year.
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