Egypt best achievment in the event was the 5th place in 2007 – IHF.info
11 August 2017: Egypt’s handball team won over Sweden 26-24 on Thursday in the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship in Georgia, achieving their first win in the tournament.
Egypt finished their first match with a draw against Denmark 28-28 after the Egyptian team’s objection against the referee for falsely adding a goal for Denmark.
Egypt plays in Group A alongside France, Denmark, Sweden, Bahrain and Norway.
Egypt faces France on Friday, Bahrain on Sunday and Norway on Monday in the last group stage match.
Egypt has participated in all the editions of the competition since its inception in 2005. Egypt’s best ranking was fifth place in 2007 in Bahrain.
Egyptian coach Bassem Mostafa’s chosen squad for the event is made up of Ahmed Khaled, Ahmed Rady, Mohsen Ramadan, Shehab Abd Allah, Sherif Essam, Omar Khaled, Khaled Walid, Mohamed Emad, Ziad Mahmoud, Khaled Essam, Abdelrahman Taha, Abdelrahman Adel, Omar Sami, Omar Aly, Mohamed Aly, Mohanad Hamdy, Ahmed Hany, Hassan Ahmed, Omar Hanafy, Seif Mohamed, Hazem Mamdouh, Galal Ayman, Moamen Mohamed, Mohamed Sami and Abdelaziz Ehab.
Georgia is hosting the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship for the first time from August 8-20.
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