Egypt’s handball juniors defeat Tunisia

CAIRO – 15 September 2017: The women’s U17 national handball team managed to defeat Tunisia in the fourth round of the African Handball Championship hosted by Cote d’Ivoire between September 11 and 17.

The U17 team, led by coach Ahmed Abdel Halim, defeated Cote d'Ivoire 23-8 in their second match.

The national team is scheduled to face Senegal on Saturday and will face Congo on the last day of the tournament on September 17.

The team’s squad consists of Farah Usama, Nada Magdy, Salma Abdel Razek, Rana Rady, Suhaila Khaled, Toqa Alaa El Din, Samira Refaat, Habiballah Hassan, Shahd El Shawarby, Laila Haitham, Yara Abou Dahab, Dalia Adel, Nada Mamdouh, Aya Tarek, Farida Hani and Yasmine Emad. The Egyptian delegation for the African Championship is headed by Mona Amin, member of Handball Association board.