By: Reem Sameh

The Egyptian national Girls' U18 volleyball team defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 in the 1st round of Group A at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, hosted by Egypt from September 5 to 14.

The halves results came as follows: 26-24, 20-25, 30-28 and 25-21.

The game took place at the Indoor Sports Hall Suez Canal.

The squad included 12 players: Mai Ghazal, Sabine Hassan, Salma Youssef, Salma Abdel Hadi, Nada Walid, Sandy Khaled, Farida El Hennawi, Aya El Nadi, Mariam Thabet, Logaine Yasser, Nour Ehab and Sama Emad.

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.