9 teams will participate in the World Cup, which is equally divided into three groups, as Lebanon is in the first group along with the host country and the Czech Republic.
The Lebanese team will travel this Saturday to Portugal and next Tuesday they will start their matches against the Czech Republic and the next day they will face the host, who seems to be a candidate for the title, and he confirmed this. a few days ago in a friendly match he defeated his strong teammate in Brazil (3: 1).
Before leaving for Portugal, the delegation met with Lebanese Universities Sports Federation President Sami Kirtian, his Deputy Awad Merkhi, General Secretary Ziad Saadeh and members: Omar Bakri, Shafik Taya and Sharbel Karim.
Korbtyan encouraged the players to enjoy the moment of participation in this unique tournament, paying attention to the seriousness of the preparation, as the team held weekly training sessions and played some friendly matches. Korbtyan saw that this group was the product of tournaments run by the Federation and recognized special talents in various sports.
In this regard, His Majesty commended the sacrifices made by the team members, and after them by the members of the federation, to provide everything needed to fulfill the dream by participating in the World University Championships, despite all the difficult conditions endured by the countries, desired, so that the players could focus on the importance of representation in their country and thus be able to return with positive results.
The Lebanese delegation to the World Cup includes: Omar Bakri (Chairman), Eli Kassis (Coach), Douri Zahoor (Team Manager), Mary Hakim (Physiotherapist) and 12 players: Carol Mansour, Celine Al-Haddad, Hadil Kotaish, Karen Mukarzel, Maria Saad, Maria Mansour, Marie-Jo Wakim, Michel-Ange Issa, Rein Madi, Rita Nassif, Karen Chaar and Hada Gaddar.
Source: Al-Akhbar
