Egypt women's national goalball team
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 Egypt women's women's goalball team lined up against Japan, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (August 2021). | |
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Women |
| Region | IBSA Africa |
| Location | Egypt |
| Colours | Red, white, black |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 : 0  : 0  : 0 |
| Parent group | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
Egypt women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Egypt. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
2020 Tokyo
With the withdrawal of the Algeria women's team by 21 April 2021, the International Paralympic Committee selected Egypt as a replacement at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[1] This was Egypt women's first Paralympic Games participation.
The following is the Egypt roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanan Tolba | B1 | 20 November 1995 (aged 25) |
| 2 | Esraa Walid Ezzeldin | B2 | 27 July 2002 (aged 19) |
| 3 | Gehad Ezzeldin | B2 | 8 July 1999 (aged 22) |
| 4 | Israa Gadalla | B2 | 1 March 2003 (aged 18) |
| 5 | Hassnaa Elgabry | B2 | 4 March 1996 (aged 25) |
| 6 | Aya Ahmed | B1 | 6 December 1995 (aged 25) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Japan (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Egypt |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | −40 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
- Round-robin
| 26 August 2021 14:45 |
Egypt |
2–12 | Turkey |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland) |
| Elgabry 1 Ezzeldin 1 |
Report | Sevd. Altunoluk 8 Sevt. Altunoluk 2 Güler 1 Çelik 1 | ||
| United States | 10–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Brazil | 11–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elgabry  12' |
Lining up against Turkey women's.
Throwing towards United States'.
Defending against Turkey women's.
World championships
1986 Roermond
The 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, United States), and they finished tenth overall.[3]
2022 Matosinhos
The team were eligible to compete in the 2022 World Championships, by placing second in the 2021 regional championships.
The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed seventh in Pool B, and fourteenth in final standings.[4]
