Egypt’s World Squash Federation (WSF) Juniors Women’s Team has defeated the USA in the final of the WSF Women’s World Juniors Team Event, winning the championship for the fifth time in a row. The final, held in The Netherland’s Eindhoven, marked the third final in a row that saw Egypt’s women compete against the USA. The Egyptian side, composed of Salma Hany, Habiba Mohamed, Nourhan Gohar and Mariam Metwally, managed to clench the title after having defeated Malaysia in the semi-finals. The final against the US saw Salma Hany matched against Kayley Leonard, while Habiba Mohamed played against Sabrina Sobhy. Despite the American side’s performance, the Egyptians found themselves winning after being pushed to four games. “We are so, so, so, so, so happy to win this title,” said Nourhan Gohar to the WSF, who added that she was grateful not to be placed in the final by Egypt’s managing team due to Habiba and Salma’s stellar performances. “Habiba and Salma played really well but at one-all in each match we were getting worried. We told Habiba to do this for Egypt, and at one-all in Salma’s match I thought…
Egypt Wins Fifth Consecutive Women’s World Squash Juniors Championship
August 5, 2015
