Egypt
triumphed in the All Africa Junior Squash Championships,
winning all three titles in the regional event in Gabarone,
Botswana.
Both individual events concluded in all-Egyptian finals. Top seed
Amr Arafa dismissed Saadeldin Abouaish, the No.3 seed,
11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 in the men's final to keep the trophy in
Egyptian hands for the fourth year in a row.
It
was a similar position in the other final where Mariam Metwally
extended Egyptian ownership of the women's trophy. But the
18-year-old top seed, ranked 38 in the world, was taken the full
distance by second seed Mayar Hany Mohamed before beating the
world No.101 from Cairo 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8.
South Africa
provided the opposition in the team final. But for the fourth time
in successive years, the Egyptian favourites brushed aside the
second seeds 3/0 to ensure Egypt a trio of titles in the
Botswana capital.
