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A historic achievement: Egyptian junior national team defeats Spain and qualifies for the World Handball Championship final

What the young athletes are achieving today is an extension of the legacy of excellence that Egyptian sports have been writing

سيد بدري
Last updated: 31/10/2025 3:15 am
Sayed Badry
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Egypt's junior national team defeats Spain and qualifies for the World Handball Championship final
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Rabat, Morocco – The Egyptian junior handball team of 2008, led by its coach Emad Ibrahim, has written its name in gold after qualifying for the final of the World Championship held in Morocco from October 24 to November 1.

Highlights
  • Qualifying reflects the extent of the development of the Egyptian handball system.
  • The ministry is monitoring the situation and providing all means of support
  • Yasser Idris: Proud of the junior handball team
  • The sons of Egypt are capable of achieving great things.

The Egyptian junior national team defeated Spain 31/28 in an epic match played by our team.

He succeeded in thwarting all attempts by the European champion

and top contender to win the tournament to qualify for the World Cup final.

With this historic victory, our national team has qualified for the tournament final

and is preparing to face Germany.

The first half of the Egypt-Spain match ended in a 12/12 draw.

Our national team continued its outstanding performances after winning all of its matches in the World Championship.

Amid a legendary performance from the Pharaohs’ players.

United States vs Egypt, 1ST IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship 2025, Casablanca, Morocco, 26.10.2025, Mandatory Credit © Sasa Pahic Szabo / kolektiff

Qualifying reflects the extent of the development of the Egyptian handball system.

For his part, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, confirmed that this qualification reflects the extent of the development of the Egyptian handball system.

Which has become a model of success at both the continental and global levels,

Furthermore, the ministry pays great attention to the national teams of the different age groups.

This is part of a strategy to prepare future generations of heroes.

The minister praised the great role played by the Egyptian Handball Federation in implementing outstanding training programs for young players.

This resulted in Egypt consistently reaching the final stages of world championships.

He emphasized that this success comes within the framework of the state’s plan to build the Egyptian citizen.

And to enhance the status of sports as one of the most important elements of Egypt’s soft power.

The ministry is monitoring the situation and providing all means of support

Dr. Ashraf Sobhi added that the ministry is closely monitoring

the national team’s performance and providing all possible means of support.

He pointed out that what the young athletes are achieving

today is an extension of the path of excellence that Egyptian sports are writing in various games,

He emphasized his complete confidence in the ability of the champions

to reach the podium and raise the Egyptian flag high in the World Cup final.

The national team continues its preparations for the final match with a high fighting spirit.

The players and coaching staff are striving to achieve the world title.

And to bring joy to the Egyptian fans who are following the tournament with pride and honor.

Yasser Idris: Proud of the junior handball team

Engineer Yasser Idris, President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and Vice President of the International Wate

r Sports Federation, expressed his sincere congratulations to the Egyptian junior handball team born in 2008.

This comes after his historic victory over the Spanish national team and qualification for the World Championship final held in Morocco.

Idris said that what the junior handball team achieved is a historic accomplishment that should be written in letters of gold.

This reflects the outstanding work being done by the Egyptian sports system in all sports,

Thanks to the great support from the Egyptian state and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, led by Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports.

The sons of Egypt are capable of achieving great things.

The head of the Egyptian Olympic Committee added that the players’ valiant performance against the Spanish national team,

One of the strongest national teams in the world proves that

the sons of Egypt are capable of achieving accomplishments at all age levels;

He continued, “Our champions have excelled since the start of the tournament

by achieving successive victories over the teams of Brazil, America, Morocco and then Spain.”

Engineer Yasser Idris expressed his confidence that the handball team would continue its strong performances in

the final match against Germany and bring joy to the Egyptian people with a new world title.

Engineer Yasser Idris extended his greetings to the technical and administrative staff of the junior handball team,

The board of directors of the Egyptian Handball Federation, headed by Captain Khaled Fathi,

In addition, Idris wished them success in winning the title and raising the Egyptian flag high among the competing countries.

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