4 Matches in 'Premier Handball'... Spotlight on the Fate of Qadsia and Salmiya

Tomorrow, four matches will be played as part of the 16th round of the Handball Premier League. At 5:00 p.m., Al-Arabi will face Al-Nasr at the Union Hall in the Sheikh Saeed Al-Abdullah Sports Complex, while Burqan will take on Salamia at the Union Hall in Daeiya. At 6:30 p.m., Kazma will play against Al-Shabab Al-Kuwaiti (Al-Salibikhaat) at the Sheikh Saeed Al-Abdullah Hall, and Kuwait SC will face Qadsia at the Daeiya Hall.

The matches between Qadsia and Salamia are of exceptional importance, as they represent the last chance for both teams after withdrawing from the previous two rounds. If either team withdraws for a third consecutive time, the financial fine will double to 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars for each club, their results will be expunged from the championship, and the league table will be reorganized by canceling all points associated with them. This would narrow the title race to just five clubs for the remainder of the season.

The clash between Kazma and Al-Salibikhaat is the standout fixture of the round. The Orange (Kazma) are seeking to quickly regain their balance, make up for their recent defeat to Al-Arabi, and get back on the winning track to continue competing for top positions.

On the other hand, Al-Salibikhaat are looking to make a strong impression in their first real test since the league resumed, aiming to deepen Kazma’s wounds and improve their standing in the table. Kazma’s French coach, Slavisa, relies on the experience of Abdulaziz Salehin, Fawaz Al-Mushaan, Tunisian Anwar Ben Abdallah, Brazilian Leonardo Dutra, and German Christian Deisinger. Meanwhile, Al-Salibikhaat’s national coach, Hussein Habib, depends on his new lineup led by the foreign trio of Brazilian Landro da Silva, Frenchman Nicolas Claire, and Serbian Jovan Milisavljevic, alongside Hussein Karam, goalkeeper Ahmed Al-Farhan, Abdulrahman Al-Anzi, and Abdulaziz Al-Najjar.