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JOHANNESBURG - Egypt's players returned from their shock
Confederations Cup win over world champions Italy to find some of
their hotel rooms had been burgled, South African police said on
Friday.
"The SAPS can confirm that at about 1am this morning, Friday 19
June 2009, members of the Egyptian team reported that their wallets
containing cash were missing from their hotel rooms," police
spokeswoman Sally de Beer said in a statement.
"Five members of the team were affected. It must be stressed
that they were not present in the hotel rooms at the time of the
incident.
"The South African Police Service will take all measures
possible, including liaising and cooperating with other role
players, to prevent a recurrence of an incident of this
nature."
The Egyptian team were staying at the Protea Hotel Wanderers in
Johannesburg and in a statement, the company said: "Protea Hotels
has strict security measures in place where electronic access
control of the rooms and safes are monitored.
"We are working very closely with the local law enforcement
bodies to get to the bottom of this unfortunate incident."
South Africa's high crime rate is one of the main challenges
facing organisers of the 2010 World Cup, with the Confederations
Cup seen as a dress rehearsal the event.