Egyptian basketball achieved a great achievement in the Jordanian capital, Amman, by winning the Arab gold medals for both male and female juniors with merit and deserving, led by coaches Amr Abu Al-Khair and coach Emad Mahmoud. The coronation of the two teams came after their victory in the final over Tunisia. In the coronation of the winning teams Dr. Magdy Abo Frekha was delegated on behalf of Major General M. Ismail Al-Karakawi, President of the Arab Federation. Brigadier General Abdullah Shalaby, Secretary General of the Arab Federation, Mohamed Erian, President of the Jordanian Basketball Federation, Eng. Nabil abo Atta, the Treasurer of the Federation, Ilias Alzlakthe, the Head of Tunisian delegation And Maitha bin Dhawi, a member of the UAE Basketball Federation and member of the technical committee for the championship
The Egyptian junior team ended its career without any loss by defeating its Tunisian counterpart 75/58 after excelling in the four quarters 26/18, 21/18, 12/9 and 16/13, while the Tunisian player Idris El-Tom scored the highest score of 16 points, a point behind Egyptian national team captain Mohamed Shaheen.
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