Egypt qualifies to 2018 Volleyball World Cup

CAIRO – 28 October 2017: Egypt’s national volleyball team defeated Cameroon 3-0 on Friday in the semifinal of the African Championship. Egypt has qualified to the final and for the 2018 Volleyball World Cup.

Egypt is set to meet Tunisia on Sunday in the final of the African Championship.

The volleyball team, led by Brazilian coach Marcus Miranda, beat the Rwandan side 3-0 in the quarterfinal of the African Championship, which is hosted by Egypt and will continue until October 29 at the covered halls complex of Cairo International stadium.

The national team had qualified for the semifinal after beating Rwanda, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the preliminary round.

The squad list of the Pharaohs includes 14 players: Abdullah Abdul Salam, Hussam Youssef, Ahmed Salah, Ahmed Qutb, Abdel Halim Fahim, Hisham Yousri, Mohammed Adel, Mohammed Mohsen, Ahmed Said and Mustafa Ibrahim, Ahmed Hamada, Ahmed Galal, Ahmed Abdel Aal and Mohammed Ramadan.