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2006 Men’s
Volleyball World Championship:
Egypt Men head to
Japan with a second round qualification dreams
 Thailand,
November 13-: Egypt Men’s Volleyball team will arrive to Japan
on Wednesday to participate in the 2006 World Championship after
they ended their last preparation programme through one week
camp which included three matches against Thailand National team
and other local clubs.
With an objective to qualify to the second round the Polish head
coach of Egypt Grzegrez Rys is optimistic to do it for the first
time ever in African history using the great push from the
participation in the 2006 World league and gaining the fifth
position in the 2005 Grand Champions Cup as well as gaining the
last years’ African Nations Championship from their Arch Rivals
Tunisia which will be the second African representative in this
prestigious FIVB event.
“We want to win our first match in the competition although it
will be against the organizers in front of their excited
spectators and this will open the door after to qualify,” Said
Rys. “I’m Happy to have my key stars in top form for the first
time since I started the job with the team after we missed the
skeleton of the team in the World league due to injury. I’m sad
only to lose the strong wing spiker Mohamed Abdelmonem who was
one of the stars in the World League.” He added.
The final list of 12 players includes: Abdalla Ahmed Abdel
Salam, Ashraf Aboulhassan (Setters), Hamdy Awad El Safy, Saleh
Yousef Fathy, Mohamed Abdel Kader, Mahmoud El Komy (Attackers),
Usama Bakheit, Mohamed El Nafrawy, Hossam Shaarawy (Middle
Blockers), Ahmed Salah, Mohamed Gabl (Opposites) and Wael El
Aidy (Libero).
Egypt will play in Pool A in the World Championship along with
the organizers Japan, Argentina, China, Poland and Puerto Rico.
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