Egypt’s U18 Women’s Handball team made a major statement at the 2026 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship, securing a hard-earned 27–24 win against Croatia in their opening match.
The African champions matched the European runners-up goal-for-goal in a tense first half (13–13), before taking total control in the final 30 minutes.
The Egyptian team opened up a comfortable 25–20 lead late in the second half to seal the win.
Star player Jowaireya Abdallah led Egypt to victory with a perfect shooting record, scoring 8 goals on 8 attempts to earn the Player of the Match award.
