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Breaking: AFCON Trophy Stolen From CAF Headquarters in Egypt

Tare Magbei
Tare Magbei
Published: June 13, 2025
Last updated: June 13, 2025
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Breaking: AFCON Trophy Stolen From CAF Headquarters in Egypt | Daily Report Nigeria
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Reports have emerged of the Africa Cup of Nations trophy been “stolen” from the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo.

This was confirmed to Goal by the Egyptian Football Federation, stating that the trophy won by the Pharaohs three times in a row has gone missing.

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Former vice-president of the Egyptian Football Association, Ahmed Shobeir earlier also disclosed that the trophy was discovered missing while preparations were going on to build a museum to house all of the silverware won by the North African nation.

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“Officials of the committee which meets every five years and currently manages the Football Association were surprised that the trophy was not available, in light of their desire to create a museum at the federation headquarters, which would feature the trophy and the national team’s kits,” Shobeir said on the ‘On Time Sports’ TV show.

“However, [they] were surprised to find that the Afcon trophy was lost, and decided to open an investigation.”

It was initially claimed that former captain Ahmed Hassan – who skippered the team to success at the biennial tournament in 2006, 2008, and 2010 – was in possession of the trophy, although he subsequently denied the claim.

“The committee searched for the trophy, but then an employee told them that Ahmed Hassan, the former captain of the Egyptian national team, who won the cup three times in a row, has kept it,” Shobeir added.

Later, ex-Egypt midfielder Abdelghani clarified in a press conference that the trophy had been lost in a fire seven years ago.

“After the burning of the Football Association headquarters, some cups were lost, and the matter was investigated,” the former FA member began, “including the Africa Cup of Nations that we retained.

“Some said that the cup had been with Shawky Gharib, the former general coach of the Egypt national team, and some say it had been with Hassan, the former captain of the Pharaohs.”

After learning of the trophy’s disappearance, Hassan took to social media to express his dismay at the loss.

“I wish I had kept the cup in my house instead of it being lost,” he posted on his @AhmedHassan Twitter handle, “and I am surprised that I’m being questioned about the cup after nine years, despite the presence of two FA boards, and the five-year committee for a year and two months…but they’re only now looking for the cup!

“One of the members of the five-year committee contacted me and told me that they would put a picture of me with the African Nations Cup on the wall inside the federation,” Hassan continued, “and he asked me about the cup.

“I told him that I had delivered it back in 2011, and he said to me: ‘I wish you had not handed it over, as the cup is not at the association now.’”

The Pharoah’s of Egypt are the most successful team in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, having won the trophy seven times since 1957.

They won a record three consecutive trophies between 2006 and 2010.

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