Summary
Amr Mustapha Mourad Fahmy (28 August 1983 – 23 February 2020) was an Egyptian football administrator who served as the General-Secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 2017 to 2019.[1]
Amr Fahmy | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football | |
| In office 17 November 2017 – 15 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hisham El Amrani |
| Succeeded by | Mouad Hajji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amr Mustapha Mourad Fahmy 28 August 1983 Giza, Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 23 February 2020 (aged 36) Cairo, Egypt |
| Spouse |
Hana (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
He worked at the France-based Lagardère Sports and Entertainment as the director of operations for Africa.[2] Fahmy also worked at the CAF Competitions Division between 2007 and 2015, notably serving as the director for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.[1] In March 2019, he sent documents to the FIFA Ethics Committee accusing CAF's President Ahmad Ahmad of corruption, bribery, and sexual harassment.[3] On 3 December 2019, Fahmy announced he would run in the 2021 CAF Presidential elections.[4]
Fahmy was known as one of the founders of Ultras Ahlawy, the largest supporters' group of Egypt's football giants Al Ahly SC.[5] He died on 23 February 2020 at the age of 36 after a battle with cancer.[6]
Early career edit
Born in Cairo, he is the son of Mustapha Fahmy, who served as the general secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 1982 until 2010 before joining FIFA as the Director of Competitions.[7] Fahmy's grandfather, Mourad, was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football, and served as general secretary from 1961 to 1982.[5] Before joining CAF, Fahmy attended the FIFA Master's in Management, Law, and Humanities of Sports.[8]
Fahmy was known to be one of the founders of Ultras Ahlawy, the main fan's group behind Cairo's Al Ahly SC.[5] Following his death, members of Ultras Ahlawy raised flags and banners in the team's CAF Champions League match against Sundowns.[9] The fans of Red Star Belgrade and SC Freiburg also displayed banners paying their respect to Fahmy.[9]
CAF Whistleblower edit
In March 2019, Fahmy was sacked by CAF after he made corruption accusations against the organization's president, Ahmad Ahmad.[10] Fahmy had accused him of bribes and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars, as well as harassing female CAF staff members.[11] Fahmy sent documents to the FIFA Ethics Committee alleging that Ahmad Ahmad ordered him to pay $20,000 in bribes to presidents of African football associations.[11] In the documents, he also accused Ahmad Ahmad of over-spending an additional $830,000 by ordering equipment from a French intermediary company called Tactical Steel.[12] On 7 June 2019, Ahmad Ahmad was arrested by French authorities and questioned in relation to investigations into CAF's contract with Tactical Steel.[13] He was released a day later without charge. Ahmad Ahmad was later found guilty for breaching four separate articles of the organization’s ethics code, including abuse of office, misappropriation of funds and rules concerning the offering and acceptance of gifts and was barred by FIFA for five years.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "CAF appoints Amr Fahmy as a new general-secretary". EgyptToday.
- ^ "Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 37". Enbref.ma. 23 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Caf dismiss Amr Fahmy after accusing Ahmad of corruption | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Former official Amr Fahmy to bid for Caf presidency". 3 December 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ a b c "Amr latest Fahmy to be appointed as Caf general secretary". 17 November 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 36". EgyptToday.
- ^ "FINISHED: CAF General Secretary Resigns And Joins FIFA As Director of Competitions | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Egypt's Amr Fahmy appointed as new Caf General Secretary | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ a b "Rest in peace - Amr Fahmy!". Ultras-Tifo.
- ^ Iranzi, Fabrice (17 April 2019). "Amr Fahmy, CAF Secretary General sacked after accusing Ahmad of corruption". RegionWeek.
- ^ a b "African soccer whistleblower fired after accusing boss of corruption". 15 April 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark. "Soccer-African soccer whistleblower fired after accusing boss of corruption". www.nasdaq.com. Reuters.
- ^ "Africa football boss Ahmad released in France without charge, prosecutor says". France 24. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "African Soccer Chief Is Barred for Five Years Over Ethics Violations". New York Times. 23 November 2020.