Shabab Al-Handaqa meets Al-Ahli Saudi in the AFC Champions League quarter-finals
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Yaqoub Al-Adwani: Our national youth handball team will face the brotherly Saudi Arabian team at 11:00 AM today in the quarter-finals of the 19th Asian Youth Handball Championship (World Youth Cup qualifiers), held in Ch
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Yaqoub Al-Adwani: Our national youth handball team will face the brotherly Saudi Arabian team at 11:00 AM today in the quarter-finals of the 19th Asian Youth Handball Championship (World Youth Cup qualifiers), held in China.
Our team aims to advance by securing a victory, as the match does not allow for a draw since it is played in a knockout format. The teams that reach the semi-finals qualify for the global finals.
Our national team finished fourth in Group 2, while the Saudi team topped Group 1.
In this regard, Qa’id Al-Adwani, Secretary-General of the Handball Federation, confirmed that the national team competed under difficult conditions, overcame obstacles, and successfully reached the quarter-finals, despite being the only team that did not enjoy a rest period, unlike other participants in the tournament. He praised the administrative and technical staff, as well as the players, for their relentless efforts to achieve their goals despite successive challenges and difficulties.
On another note, the draw for the handball event at the 20th Asian Games (Nagoya 2026), to be hosted by the Japanese city of Nagoya from September 19 to October 4 next year, placed our national team in Group 2 alongside Bahrain, South Korea, Iran, and Kazakhstan. Group 1 includes Qatar, host nation Japan, China, and Hong Kong.
The Blue Team’s training sessions began the evening before yesterday at the Martyr Fahd Al-Ahmad Hall, located at the federation’s headquarters in Daeiya, under the guidance of Icelandic coach Aron Kristinsson.
In a related development, preparations for Kuwaiti handball referees have begun at the Martyr Fahd Al-Ahmad Hall at the federation headquarters in anticipation of the upcoming season. Their preparation involves two stages: a local phase and an external camp in Slovenia.
In this context, Abdul Rahman Al-Mulla, a member of the Referees Committee, commended the significant efforts made by the Federation and the Public Authority for Sports to elevate Kuwaiti handball across all age groups, training sectors, refereeing, and among players.
