The Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum (C) hands Egyptian football player Mohammed Abu Terkia a gift as Egypt's national football team was honoured in a ceremony at the Ahli club in Dubai on February 12, 2008 following their victory over Cameroon at the African Nations Cup final held in Ghana on the weekend. The event was sponsored by the Unitd Arab Emirates' Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed al-Maktoum (not in picture), who is also the ruler of Dubai. Egypt were adding the 2008 trophy to their wins in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998 and 2006.
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