U19 Volleyball national team defeats Tunisia

CAIRO – 21 August 2017: The national junior volleyball team led by Nihad Shehata defeated Tunisia 3-1 in their third match in the World Championship in Bahrain from 18 to 25 August.

The results of the match were as follows: 24-26, 25 - 22, 28 - 30, and 30 - 32.
The Pharaohs had lost their first match against Bahrain, the host country, with a 3-1 win before beating Puerto Rico in the second round.

The national team plays in group A alongside Tunisia, United States, Puerto Rico, and Bahrain.

The U19 volleyball national team had 2 matches with the U23 volleyball national team in preparations for Bahrain U19 Volleyball World Championship, in addition to another friendly match with their Japanese counterpart which ended with Egypt’s victory last Tuesday.