Teams

Egypt

Overview

Team profile

Egypt

Egypt, who first took part in the FIVB World League in 2006, returned to the competition after a fouryear absence in 2015 and will be making their third consecutive appearance this year. The African powerhouse immediately topped Group 3 with a five-set win over Montenegro in the group final in Bratislava, Slovakia gaining promotion to Group 2. They finished seventh in their group and 20th overall in 2016. Egypt’s best performances in the World League remain 13th place for three years running from 2006. At No. 12, Egypt are the highest-ranked African country in the FIVB World Ranking. 
They ended 21st at the 2014 FIVB World Championship in Poland, after taking two points in five-set matches against Bulgaria and Mexico. Their highest finish in seven previous attempts was 13th place in Italy four years earlier. Winners of the last six African Championships and eight overall, Egypt’s other continental achievements include five gold medals at the All-Africa Games. 
Egypt qualified for Rio 2016 for their fifth Olympic appearance, ranking ninth which is their best finish in the history of the competition.

Coach

Ibrahim Fakhreldin Mohamed

Ibrahim Fakhreldin Mohamed

Ibrahim Fakhreldin returns this year to the men’s national team of Egypt to replace Sherif El Shemerly. He had previously led Egypt at the 2014 FIVB World Championship following stints in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. At club level, the 63-year-old was coach of Cairo’s Al-Ahly for over three decades and has led the team to numerous league titles and African Club Championships. As a player he was in the Egypt team that competed in the Montreal 1976 Olympics before they withdrew as part of the African boycott. His last mission was leading the women’s national team who ranked second in the African qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Staff

  • Team Manager Hany Amin Fikry Attia
  • Assistant coach Islam Mohamed Elsebaei
  • Second Assistant Coach Mahmoud Amin Elwazeer
  • Physiotherapist Abdalla Abdelsamie

Schedule

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Ranking

Rank Teams Matches Result Details Sets Points
Total Won Lost 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Points Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1
Slovenia
 9 8 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 24 26 10 2.600 873 778 1.122
2
Netherlands
 9 7 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 21 24 10 2.400 804 698 1.151
3
Australia
 9 6 3 2 2 2 0 3 0 16 21 15 1.400 826 793 1.041
4
Japan
 9 5 4 1 2 2 3 0 1 16 21 18 1.166 873 823 1.060
5
China
 9 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 15 19 16 1.187 803 815 0.985
6
Korea
 9 5 4 1 0 4 1 1 2 12 18 20 0.900 796 829 0.960
7
Slovakia
 9 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 13 14 17 0.823 673 705 0.954
8
Czech Republic
 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 12 16 18 0.888 724 771 0.939
9
Finland
 9 3 6 1 2 0 1 4 1 10 15 20 0.750 785 791 0.992
10
Portugal
 9 3 6 0 2 1 2 2 2 10 15 22 0.681 793 837 0.947
11
Turkey
 9 3 6 1 0 2 2 3 1 9 16 22 0.727 848 869 0.975
12
Egypt
 9 1 8 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 9 26 0.346 729 818 0.891

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