Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, and the Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports Sonia Ben Cheikh, in addition to a number of Arab and African Ministers of Youth and Sports with the presence of the president of the Tunisian volleyball federation, Firas El Faleh, attended the opening ceremony of the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, held from 21 to 30/8/2019 in Tunis, Tunisia with the participation of 20 teams.

Egypt’s national team is in Group C with Japan, Germany, Argentina and Mexico.

Sobhy visited Egypt’s delegation participating in the championship, after they won their first round game over Germany 3-2.