4 TEAMS IN EGYPTIAN TOUR
PORTUGAL AND RUSSIA PLAY IN CAIRO
Four National Teams will compete in the Egyptian International Volleyball Tour, which will start in Cairo on Thuresday 10th July. Egypt will share by 2 teams, the first team which prepare to the African Nations’ Championship in Cairo and the Under 21 team preparing to the Nen’s U-21 World Championship in Iran. The other 2 teams are Portugal and Russia. The two European teams will leave Cairo directly for Nigeria after the competition to participate in the African Gala Championship.
The matches will be held as follows:
10/7/2003: Egypt A- Egypt B
Portugal- Russia
11/7/2003: Egypt B- Portugal
Egypt A- Russia
12/7/2003: Egypt B- Russia
Egypt A- Portugal
There was a problem concerning gaining the entry visa to Nigeria for both Portugal and Russia teams to attend the Gala Championship, but CAVB solved the problem preparing the visa from Cairo through the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo
Egypt A team and both the European teams will leave for Nigeria on Sunday to share in the Gala starting 17-20 July.