Personal information | |||
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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]
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.
Mourad Fahmy was grandfather to Amr Fahmy, who served as the General-Secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 2017 to 2019.[4]
Egypt national football team – managers
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