The Egyptian handball team achieved a new achievement after winning the African Handball Nations Cup for the eighth time in its history, by defeating Cape Verde 37/25 at the end of the 25th edition, which was held on its land and among its fans at Hassan Mostafa Hall on the sixth of October. .
The first half ended with a score of 24/12 in favor of the Pharaohs, in a half that witnessed the brilliance of each of the players: the brilliant goalkeeper Karim Hendawy, who saved the balls for the opponent, and with him the duo Akram Yousry and Omar Al-Wakeel Bakkar amid an organized offensive focus.
While the second half witnessed the continued brilliance of the Pharaohs in attack, amid attempts by Cape Verde to reduce the difference in points.
Egypt’s handball team succeeded in qualifying for the final of the African Nations Cup after defeating Tunisia with a score of 29/27 in the semi-finals of the tournament.
The Pharaohs team was able to make the fans happy at home after the failure of winning the gold medal in the Mediterranean Games in Algeria, and contenting itself with winning the silver by losing from Spain in the final by a single goal difference of 28/27.
Barondo Gausia, the technical director of the Pharaohs in this tournament, included a list of 22 players, where the tournament list allows the selection of 18 players while allowing the replacement of 5 players, as the list came as follows: Goalkeepers: Karim Hindawi – Muhammad Essam Al-Tayyar – Muhammad Ali.
Left winger: Omar Al-Wakeel Bakkar – Ahmed Moamen – Ahmed Hisham Cisse, left back: Ali Zain – Yahya Al-Daraa – Hassan Walid Qaddah – Abdul Rahman Faisal, playmaker: Ahmed Khairy – Saif Al-Dara, right back: Ahmed Al-Ahmar – Yahya Khaled – Mohsen Ramadan Mohab Saeed, right wing: Muhammad Sanad – Akram Yousry.