Abdel Aziz Salem
First president of the Confederation of African Football / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem, an Egyptian engineer and the first president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[2]
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Abdel Aziz Salem | |
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عبد العزيز سالم | |
1st President of CAF | |
In office 1957–1958[1] | |
Succeeded by | Abdel Aziz Mostafa |
Personal details | |
Born | Egypt |
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In tribute to Abdelaziz Salem, the first trophy (from 1957 to 1978) of the African Cup of Nations football is called "Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy".[3]