Mourad Fahmy
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Date of birth
July 1, 1910
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Date of death
September 1, 1983 (aged 73)
Place of death
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July 1, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 1, 1983 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly SC | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1983 | CAF (General secretary) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mourad Fahmy (Arabic: مراد فهمي; 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.
