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RESULTS: All Africa Games, Abuja, Nigeria

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt Hisham Ashour (EGY) 3/0
[3] Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt [5/8] Shaun Johnstone (ZIM) 3/0
Adrian Hansen (RSA) bt [5/8] Wasin Sanni (NGR) 3/0
[2] Mohamed Abbas (EGY) bt Lazarus Chilufya (ZAM) 3/0
Semi-finals:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [3] Rodney Durbach (RSA) 4-9, 9-3, 9-5, 9-2
[2] Mohamed Abbas (EGY) bt Adrian Hansen (RSA) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Claire Nitch (RSA) 3/1
[3/4] Amnah El Trabolsy (EGY) bt Joy Arubayi (NGR) 3/0
[3/4] Eman El Amir (EGY) bt Angie Clifton-Parks (RSA) 3/2
[2] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Sjeanne Cawdry (RSA) 3/1
Semi-finals:
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [3/4] Amnah El Trabolsy (EGY) 9-0, 9-3, 9-5
[2] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt [3/4] Eman El Amir (EGY) 9-5, 6-9, 9-6, 9-10, 9-3

Egypt Guaranteed Gold Medals At All Africa Games

The men's and women's Squash finals at the All Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, will be all- Egyptian affairs after two South Africans were downed in the men's semi-finals.

Squash is making its maiden appearance in the 8th All Africa Games, with a men's field headed by world No8 Karim Darwish and the women's by fellow Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy, the world junior champion who is ranked 14 in the world.

Darwish had to fight back from a game down to overcome South Africa's third seed Rodney Durbach 4-9 9-3 9-5 9-2.  Meanwhile, the favourite's compatriot Mohamed Abbas, the No2 seed, despatched unseeded South African Adrian Hansen 9-2 9-3 9-1 in the other semi-final.

Four Egyptians contested the women's semi-finals - with Abdel Kawy brushing aside 3/4 seed Amnah El Trabolsy 9-0 9-3 9-5, but No2 seed Engy Kheirallah having a harder job overcoming the other 3/4 seed Eman El Amir 9-5 6-9 9-6 9-10 9-3.