Pharaohs Return Home with World Championship Bronze Medal

Egyptian’s handball youth national team landed on Tuesday in Egypt after achieving the bronze medal at the Men’s Junior U21 World Championship in Spain.

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, and Hisham Hatab, the chairman of the Egypt Olympic Committee received the national team at Cairo International Airport.

The Pharaohs ended a 20-year wait for a bronze medal by demolishing Portugal 37-27 in the third-place play-off to rank third for the second time in their history.

The African Champions delivered an impressive performance during the tournament.

The one-time title holders qualified for the last 16 as Group B winners after securing five victories against Australia, Nigeria, Sweden, South Korea, and France.

They advanced to the last eight after snatching a narrow triumph over Serbia 30-29.

Egypt made a historic comeback that will be remembered throughout the ages as the Pharaohs skyrocketed themselves to their sixth semi-finals after defeating Norway 29- 27.

Egypt became the first non-European team to achieve the full mark during the group stage in this tournament since 2009 when Brazil managed to do so.

They suffered a 35-33 defeat from France in the semi-finals of this tournament to exit the tournament.

They achieved the title one time before in the 1993 tournament, hosted by Egypt after they defeated Denmark in the final game.

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