The Egyptian hockey team continues to lead despite the draw with South Africa
The match of the Egyptian men’s hockey team, led by Ahmed Zakaria, against its counterpart, the South African national team, ended in a draw with three goals for each team, as part of the third round of the African Nations Championship currently being held in Egypt at the stadiums of the Suez Canal Authority in Ismailia Governorate during the period from 11 to 18 October of this month.
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian national team occupies seventeenth place in the world rankings, while the South African national team comes in thirteenth place. Globally.
The Egyptian national team will meet its counterpart, the Zambian national team, tomorrow, Wednesday, at five o’clock in the evening.
The Egyptian national team will face its counterpart, the Ghana national team, on Friday, October 17, at five o’clock. In the evening.
The first and second-place finishers will advance to the final match to compete for the title of the African Hockey Championship.
The Egyptian men’s national team had played two previous matches in the tournament, during which it was able to achieve victory in both, as it won the first match against the Kenyan national team. With a score of (2-1), then he continued his victories in the second match by defeating the Nigerian national team with a score of (6-3), continuing his strong journey in the tournament so far.
In a related context, he received Captain Saif Hamed, President of the African Hockey Federation, and Major General Ashraf Farahat, President of the Egyptian Hockey Federation and member of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, this morning. Dato’ Al-Tayeb Ikram, President of the International Hockey Federation, arrived in Cairo to attend the African Nations Championship.
During his visit, the President of the International Hockey Federation is scheduled to hold a number of official meetings with Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, and Engineer Yasser Idris, President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, in addition to taking a tour to visit a number of tourist attractions in Egypt.
Six teams participate in the men’s competitions: Egypt (the host country), South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia.
While five teams participate in the women’s competitions: Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, And Ghana.
The continental championship is of special importance as it is the ninth edition of the women’s tournament, and it also qualifies for the 2026 World Championship, scheduled to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
This year’s tournament witnesses the return of the Egyptian women’s national team after an absence of eight years, as their last participation was in the 2017 edition. 2017.
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