Egyptian star Nesma Mahgoub will sing at the opening ceremony of the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, hosted by Egypt from September 5 to 14, on Thursday in Ismailia governorate.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 7 pm, in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, Hisham Hatab, president of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, in addition to a number ambassadors of the participating countries, Ahmed Abdel Dayem, president of the Egyptian volleyball federation and Amr Elwany, president of the African union. 

The opening ceremony includes the queue of the participating teams in the tournament, and then an artistic concert by the Egyptian artist Nesma Mahgoub. The opening match will be between Egypt and Puerto Rico in the matches of group A round 1at 9 pm.

The championship witnesses participation of 20 teams and they are as follows: Egypt, Brazil, China, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Italy, USA, Korea, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Argentina, Belarus, Thailand, Romania, Turkey, Japan, Peru, Bulgaria and DR Congo.

FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship Egypt 2019 - Draw result:

Pool A: Egypt, Brazil, China, Cameroon, Puerto Rico.

Pool B: Italy, USA, Korea, Canada, Mexico.

Pool C: Russia, Argentina, Belarus, Thailand, Romania.

Pool D: Turkey, Japan, Peru, Bulgaria, DR Congo.