The Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall ( ar, صالة الدكتور حسن مصطفى بـ 6) is a multi-purpose arena in

6th of October City 6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the ...

, Cairo, Egypt.

History

The hall was opened in 2020 as the 6 October Sports Hall. It was constructed to serve as one of the venue for the

2021 World Men's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021. Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ...

in Egypt. In December 2020, Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports renamed the hall as Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in recognition of the efforts of

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball ...

President Dr.

Hassan Moustafa Hassan Moustafa (born 28 July 1944) is an Egyptian sports administrator and former handball player. Moustafa is the fifth and current president of International Handball Federation, and a former president of Egyptian Handball Federation. Early ...

to promote Egyptian sport globally. On December 24, 2022, during the Egypt Basketball Super Cup between

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and Al Ittihad, a stand in the arena partly collapsed, injuring 27 people.

Events

The hall hosted as venue for the

. In 2022, the hall will host the

2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup The 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 31st edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held in February 2022. The competition was played in the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, which marks the first time ever the Interco ...

, which will be the first time the competition is held in an African country. Additionally, the regular season of the 2022 season of the

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...

(BAL) will be hosted at the arena.

References

Indoor arenas in Egypt Handball venues in Egypt Sports venues in Cairo Sports venues completed in 2020 2020 establishments in Egypt 21st-century architecture in Egypt {{Egypt-sports-venue-stub