Mourad Fahmy

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
Managerial career
1955–1958	Egypt
1961–1983	CAF (General secretary)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mourad Fahmy (1 July 1910-1 September 1983) was an Egyptian football player and 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, who served as the General-Secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 2017 to 2019.^[4]

Honors

• 1957 African Cup of Nations

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". BBC Sport.