Egypt have lost one of its seven African Cup of Nations trophies to thieves, the EFA vice-president Ahmed Shobier has said.

Kickoff reported on Saturday the African Nation’s accolade won under the guidance of Hassan Shehata has been stolen.

According to the vice president, the Egyptian Football Association in a search to keep all it's accolades at a notable museum found the cup missing and quickly decided to put up inquiries.

"The EFA started looking for some trophies as they aim to put them in a notable museum inside the EFA," Shobier said.

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"However, the EFA was surprised to find that the AFCON trophy was lost and decided to open an investigation.

Former Egyptian captain Ahmed Hassan's name popped up after an employee disclosed that the title is in his closet but he quickly denied the story.

"They were informed by an employee inside the association that it was held by former Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan who refuted this claim. Nobody knows where is the trophy at the time being."

The Egyptian national team is the most successful national team in the Africa Cup of Nations, having won the tournament a record seven times: the inaugural edition in 1957 and on home soil in 1959, as well as the 1986 edition, 1998, 2006 in Egypt, 2008 and 2010.