Emad Ibrahim, head coach of Egypt’s Youth Handball Team (U2008), received widespread praise for leading the Pharaohs’ juniors to silver at the World Championship concluded Saturday in Morocco 🏆🇪🇬.
Egypt finished second after a narrow 44-43 loss to Germany in the final following overtime ⏱️💪.
About Emad Ibrahim:
Former star player for Al Ahly in junior and senior teams.
Coached several league teams including Heliopolis, Al-Gezira, Al-Tayaran, and Al Ahly juniors.
Began coaching national teams as assistant to Mohamed El-Alfi, and trained various youth teams born in 1980, 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1992.
Holds the Arab Games coaching course with the senior national team and a postgraduate diploma in coaching from Germany 🎓.
Team’s Championship Journey:
Beat Brazil 35-26
Beat USA 42-22
Beat Morocco 32-20 in the final group stage match
Beat Spain 31-28 in the semifinals
Egypt reached the final and performed impressively against Germany before securing the silver medal. The team is scheduled to return to Egypt at 8:00 PM today, Sunday, to be received by Egyptian Handball Federation officials in recognition of their outstanding performance 💙🤾♂️.
