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Egypt ready to meet
China without the captain El Safi
 Cairo,
Egypt, June 24, 2008- Egypt men’s volleyball team
arrived to China on Tuesday to prepare for the important
meetings against China in the third weekend of the
intercontinental round of the 2008 FIVB World League on
Saturday and Sunday 28 and 29 June at Zhejiang Prov.
Huanglong Gym in Hangzhou- China. The Egyptian team who
surprisingly led Pool D at the end of the second weekend
following their double victory over Japan in Alexandria
is optimistic to continue the same in the matches
against China to stay at the top of the pool that also
includes Poland and Japan.
Egypt will be without their experienced Captain Hamdy El
Safi who decided to stay home for a family problem and
was replaced the the emerging star Mohamed El Daboosy
for both matches in China and also for the two matches
againt Jaspan in the fourth weekend.
“We were obliged to leave the team captain El Safi who
had a great role in the three victories against Poland
and Japan in the first and second weekend,” Said Egypt
head coach Ahmed Zakaria. “I think we will lose a great
power of the team in his absence, but we should get used
to play without this 36 years old star after his great
performance with the national team for more than 18
years. Otherwise our team will be with the same line up
that had the two victories against Japan led by our
strong machine of points Ahmed Salah who was the scorer
of the team till now.” He added.
Other stars of the team to play china are the wing
spiker Mohamed Badawy, the Italian based setter Abdalla
Abdel Salam and the emerging middle blocker Abdel Latif
Ahmed who started his international career successfully
in this edition of the World League.
Egypt leads Pool D at the end of the second weekend with
7 points from a win- loss record of 3-1 while China
comes at the third position with 6 points from 2-2
record after Poland who comes second only with the point
ratio.
Photo Caption
Egypt coach Ahmed Zakaria optimistic to continue leading
Pool D.
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