The news of the Egyptian junior team's victory in the World Handball Championship held in Macedonia dominated the communication sites in Egypt, and the tags and words related to the championship or the victory of the team ranked the top ten in the most traded in Egypt, including "# men_ hand_ masters_ world", and "the national team".
The Pharaohs team won the championship after beating Germany 32-28 in the final.
Egypt broke the monopoly of the European championship title, which was held in 2005.
It is the first time Egypt has won the tournament and the first world handball title since winning the 1993 World Youth Championship in Cairo.
The title comes three weeks after Egypt finished third at the World Youth Championships in Spain.
The spectacular results will boost the hopes of the Egyptian public when Cairo hosts the Men's World Championship in January 2021.
Al-Ahly and Egyptian national team player Ahmed Hesham was also named the best player in the tournament.
Happiness, joy and pride flooded social media sites, where the comments and blessings of the team, which raised "the name of Egypt high", and the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated his country's team, praised the heroic and manly performance of all members of the Egyptian team throughout the tournament stages, as well as the outstanding leadership of the technical staff; To become a role model for the strength of determination and determination and victory.
Most of Egypt's players, who were knocked out of the African Nations Cup final last month, congratulated the handball team, describing their players as champions, while some compared the team's failure to the handball achievement.
Congratulations to the # Egypt Youth Handball Team for winning the World Championship for less than 19 years 🇪🇬🏆🥇💪🏻🔥 pic.twitter.com/9mZVdUL5Wy - ℑ𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔪 ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔬𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦 (@ Chaouali1970) August 18, 2019 |
Congratulations # Egypt World Champion بطل pic.twitter.com/iBMXOmvNss - Aziz Shafei (@ azizelshaf3i) August 18, 2019 |
The world stands in respect of us ... Egypt is a champion of the World Cup for young people for the first time in history. # World Cup pic.twitter.com/BGL0TJXJdH - Ä7MËĐ 7Ä ₣ ËZ (@ A7med7afez3) August 18, 2019 |
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Congratulations to Egypt's youth team for winning the World Handball Cup for the first time in history 🏆 # AlAhly_On_line pic.twitter.com/pJqDMWA4d0 - Al Ahly On line (@AlAhly_Online) August 18, 2019 |
Million Congratulations to the Egyptian Handball Team Winning the World Youth Cup is a historic achievement |
Achievement achieved for the first time in our history and the history of African and Arab teams. |
Congratulations to the hand team .. World Champions - Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) August 18, 2019 |
Snapshot of Nigeria's handball promotion for our team 💖 # World Cup pic.twitter.com/RWbvED0lP3 - Mohamed Elshaar 3 '(@ shaar74) August 18, 2019 |
#Ready_Asiad_World pic.twitter.com/ZwRkkxYu42 - Moustafasarhan (@ moustafasarhan1) August 18, 2019 |
Our player Ahmed Hesham is the best player in the World Cup for youth handball. 🎩 pic.twitter.com/fvBHn0Wmn3 - AlAhram Sports (@AlAhramSports) August 18, 2019 |
صر #Egypt Handball Team Wins World Cup 🤾♂️🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/EWjNNVD7HV - CBC Egypt (@CBCEgypt) August 18, 2019 |
Al-Ahli goalkeeper Abdul Rahman Hamid, the best goalkeeper in the World Cup for young people اليد pic.twitter.com/qBit5GKqEo - اهAl Ahly Century Club 🇪🇬 (@ Spirit74ahly) August 18, 2019 |
They are the champions 😎 |
Captain Magdy Abou El Magd in a statement to the Egyptian press on 17-8-2019 💬🗣 |
Youth pure Taher worked hard and the love of his country and the love of his game and deserves Ischloa on top of the Egyptians all joy and lengthened our neck Lord save them and satisfy them and Lord meet the deserved not deserved # elected_hand - Bassem Abdalla (@ BassemAbdalla5) August 18, 2019 |
Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Egypt talking about the culmination of the #Egypt team for the # handball under the age of 19 at the #World Cup for juniors pic.twitter.com/fbFoErCp45 - Al Ain Sports (@ alain_4u_sport) August 18, 2019 |
#Egypt_Egypt for football and it is Btfrj on junior team in handball pic.twitter.com/jeRHJEEIe3 - ibrahim riyad (@ebrahimriyad) August 18, 2019 |
When you see the football team player Bebarqua to win the handball team World Cup pic.twitter.com/K3QY4r0mt1 - Twitter ➰ (@Nada_ismaill) August 18, 2019 |
Congratulations to the Egyptian handball team to always win the World Championship - Trezeguet (@Trezeguet) August 18, 2019 |
My brother, we did not know them and did not hear their names, but in one week they wrote a history of Dahab and Dudu and his companions remained the stars of Egypt. Who is saved for the country de country Chilwa on top of her Congratulations, O Children of the world champions Egypt my world champion handball and Dokki O music Egyptian songs and joy, guys in Macedonia and in all the world - Amr Adib (@Amradib) August 18, 2019 |