Amr Fahmy

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Amr Mustapha Mourad Fahmy ( Arabic عمرو فهمي, DMG ʿAmr Fahmī ; August 28, 1983 - February 23, 2020 ) was an Egyptian football official who held the post of Secretary General of the African Football Federation (CAF) from 2017 to 2019 .

Life

Amr Fahmy was born in Cairo to Mustapha Fahmy, who was Secretary General of the African Football Association from 1982 to 2010 before becoming Head of Competitions at FIFA . Fahmy's grandfather, Mourad, was a founding member of the African Football Association and served there as general secretary from 1961 to 1982. Before taking up his post at CAF, Amr Fahmy studied FIFA Master's in Management, Law, and Humanities of Sports in Switzerland.

He worked for the French Lagardère Sports and Entertainment as head of operations in Africa. Before that, Fahmy worked in the Competitions department of the CAF from 2007 to 2015 and was, among other things, head of the Africa Cup 2015 in Equatorial Guinea .

In March 2019, Fahmy was dismissed from the CAF after accusing President Ahmad Ahmad of corruption (see section CAF whistleblower ). On December 3, 2019, Fahmy announced that he would run for the 2021 CAF presidential election.

Fahmy was known as the founder of Ultras Ahlawy, the largest fan group of the Egyptian football club Al Ahly SC . He died on February 23, 2020 at the age of 36 due to cancer. After his death, members of the Ultras Ahlawy displayed flags and banners in the CAF Champions League game against Sundowns. The fans of Red Star Belgrade and SC Freiburg , with whom he had a special relationship, also paid their respects to Amr Fahmy on banners.

CAF whistleblower

In March 2019, Fahmy sent documents to the FIFA Ethics Committee accusing CAF President Ahmad Ahmad of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars , bribery and sexual harassment of CAF employees. The documents showed that Ahmad Ahmad ordered him to pay bribes of $ 20,000 each to the presidents of the African football associations. In the documents, he also accused Ahmad Ahmad of embezzling another $ 830,000 by ordering equipment from a French intermediate company called Tactical Steel at overpriced prices. On June 7, 2019, Ahmad Ahmad was arrested by the French authorities and questioned in connection with investigations into the CAF's contract with Tactical Steel. He was released a day later.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CAF appoints Amr Fahmy as a new general-secretary .
  2. ↑ FINISHED: CAF General Secretary Resigns And Joins FIFA As Director Of Competitions | Goal.com .
  3. ↑ a b Amr latest Fahmy to be appointed as Caf general secretary . 17th November 2017.
  4. ↑ Egypt's Amr Fahmy appointed as new Caf General Secretary | Goal.com .
  5. ^ Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 37 . February 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ Fabrice Iranzi: Amr Fahmy, CAF Secretary General sacked after accusing Ahmad of corruption . 17th April 2019.
  7. ^ Former official Amr Fahmy to bid for Caf presidency . 3rd December 2019.
  8. ^ Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 36 .
  9. ↑ a b Rest in peace - Amr Fahmy! .
  10. ↑ Caf dismiss Amr Fahmy after accusing Ahmad of corruption | Goal.com .
  11. ↑ a b African soccer whistleblower fired after accusing boss of corruption . April 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Publisher Reuters: Soccer-African soccer whistleblower fired after accusing boss of corruption .
  13. ↑ Africa football boss Ahmad released in France without charge, prosecutor says . June 7, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Fahmy, Amr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fahmy, Amr Mustapha Mourad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian football official, Secretary General of the African Football Association
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1983
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2020