Handball Premier League in 'White Hands'

Al-Kuwait Club clinched the Premier Handball League title for the 2025-2026 season, securing their fourteenth consecutive championship and their sixteenth overall in the club’s history. The title was sealed before their match against Al-Arabi, which they won 38-28, capitalizing on the direct rival Al-Burqan’s 30-32 defeat to Kazma. Meanwhile, Al-Salmiya defeated Al-Nasr 22-12 in the penultimate round (Round 20).

With one round remaining, “The Whites” (Al-Kuwait) extended their points tally to 25 from 14 matches, widening their lead over second-placed Al-Burqan to six points. Al-Burqan secured the second position, earning qualification for the Asian Club Championship. “The Oranges” (Al-Burqan) confirmed third place with 16 points, finishing ahead of fourth-placed “The Greens” (Al-Arabi) on goal difference after completing their fixtures. Al-Salmiya finished sixth with eight points from 15 matches, while Al-Nasr remained in last place with just two points.

This marks the first title for new Brazilian coach Marcus Oliveira with “The Dean” (Al-Kuwait), who succeeded Algerian coach Said Hijazi. The club strengthened its squad by signing Egyptian national team player Mahmoud Abdelaziz “Jado” and Bahraini international Hussein Habib, while renewing the contract of Montenegrin player Vladan Lipovina. Additionally, the club acquired Haider Dashti from Al-Salmiya Club and re-signed Mohammed Bouyabes, Mohammed Ali Ghaznfar, and Hussein Al-Mutawa.