White Collar Clashes with Green Collar in Handball Cup Quarter-Finals Finale
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Today concludes the handball federation cup quarter-finals with important matches between Kuwait, Al-Arabi, Salibikhaat, and Fahaheel clubs.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Kuwaiti officials will conclude the quarter-final stage of the 2025-2026 Kuwait Handball Federation Cup today with two matches held at the Handball Hall in the Sheikh Saeed Al-Abdullah Sports Complex. At 5:00 PM, Al-Salmiya will face Al-Fahaheel, while at 7:00 PM, Kuwait will play against Al-Arabi.
Al-Akhdar secured his spot in the quarter-finals after defeating Al-Qadsia 38-35 in the preliminary round, while the clubs of Kuwait, holders of the previous edition’s title, as well as Al-Salmiya and Al-Fahaheel, qualified directly for this stage.
Attention is focused on the highly anticipated match between Kuwait and Al-Arabi today, given the close competitive level and ambitions of both teams and their desire to reach the semi-finals. The White Team, champions of the Premier League and title holders, aim to overcome the Green Team and advance to complete the postponed season’s double. Meanwhile, Al-Arabi seeks to compensate for their drop to fourth place in the league by securing a positive result that keeps them in the tournament.
Kuwait’s Brazilian coach, Oliveira, places great hope in his players’ readiness and the excellent preparations made during their recent training camp in Cairo, which was held in a twin-team format with the Brazilian national team. He relies on a full squad led by Saif Al-Adwani and Abdullah Al-Khamis, along with Bahraini international Mohammed Habib, Montenegrin Vladan, and Egyptian Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.
On the other side, Al-Arabi’s national coach, Hussein Habib, hopes to capitalize on the team’s impressive recent performances to upset the White Team, relying on a mix of local players and foreign professionals, including Portuguese player Da Silva and South Korean Kim Hyun.
In the second match, Al-Salmiya aims to make up for their drop to fifth place in the Premier League by securing a spot in the cup semi-finals with a win over Al-Fahaheel, who finished fourth in the First Division. This is considered a feasible goal given the technical and individual differences between the two sides.
