Al-Burqan meets Darb al-Sultan

Al-Burqan is playing its final match in the IHF Men’s Club World Championship, whose finals are being held today in Cairo, Egypt, as it faces Morocco’s Driba Al-Sultan in a contest to determine seventh and eighth place. Al-Burqan aims to conclude its debut appearance at this global tournament with a positive result and to benefit from the experience of competing against different handball schools, after having faced strong opposition from several of the tournament’s top teams. The participation represents an important opportunity for Al-Burqan’s players to gain further experience, as part of the team’s preparations for upcoming domestic commitments, notably the general league scheduled to kick off in October, with aspirations of continuing to compete for local titles.

Also today, Spain’s FC Barcelona and Hungary’s Veszprém KC will play for the IHF Men’s Club World Championship title, while the Egyptian handball derby between Al-Ahly and Zamalek will determine the third-place winner and the bronze medal. Meanwhile, Germany’s THW Kiel will face Brazil’s Pinheiros in a match to decide fifth and sixth place.

The final round of Group 2 saw Al-Burqan suffer a 44-19 defeat to Veszprém KC. This marks Al-Burqan’s third loss in the tournament, following previous setbacks against Germany’s THW Kiel and Egypt’s Al-Ahly, which left them in fourth place in the group and set up their meeting with the fourth-placed team from Group 1, Morocco’s Driba Al-Sultan.