One of the seven Africa Cup trophies won by Egypt is missing.

This is the award that The Pharaohs raised in 2010 in Angola, the third they won in a row.

A museum piece that has the entire Egyptian society in suspense, astonished at the accusations made between its players and the investigation opened this Wednesday by the Ministry of Sports.

The news of the disappearance was advanced by

Ahmed Shobeir

, former goalkeeper of the national team in the 80s and 90s and legend of Al Ahly, the most popular club in the country, in tough competition with Zamalek.

The 59-year-old former goalkeeper is one of the most popular faces in the country for his controversial television appearances.

A few hours later, the African Football Confederation (CAF) had been quick to mourn the "disappearance of trophies from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON)" from the headquarters of the Egyptian Federation (EFA).

"Our doors are open and the EFA can count on our support in the search for these priceless memories," said the highest African football body through its Twitter account.

The looting of 2013

The scandal, far from calming down, increased in tone after the intervention of

Magdi Abdelghani

, Shobeir's generational partner in that team that played the 1990 World Cup. The playmaker, also a former Al Ahly footballer, accused

Ahmed Hassan

, captain of the champion team 2010, to know where the trophy was hidden.

Hassan, one of Al Ahly's figures in the past decade, fell out of favor with his fans after signing for Zamalek in 2013.

According to the Federation, the cups could have disappeared during the "fire and looting" perpetrated by a group of ultras against the Federation headquarters in 2013. At that time, Al-Alhy fans protested the acquittal of the 28 accused of killing 72 fans of his team after a match played in Port Said in February 2012.

Reform works

EFA officials were only aware of the trophy's disappearance when work progressed to turn the entrance to their headquarters into a "mini-museum of Egyptian football. Then, according to their own statement," they were surprised to see that several ancient cups they had disappeared "from their warehouses.

This Wednesday, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has limited itself to announcing the opening of an investigation, which will include the participation of the Attorney General.

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