Kuwait U-19 tops Uruguay for second President's Cup victory
Earlier, Kuwait competed in the preliminary round in Group A, losing all matches against Sweden, Austria, and Portugal, which placed them into the consolation rounds. In the President's Cup, the team initially lost to Kosovo but then secured victories over Morocco and Uruguay.
The President's Cup features 15 teams that did not advance to the second round of the championship, divided into four groups, competing for positions 16 to 32.
On the club front, Burgan has acquired national team player Hussein Al-Mutawa on a one-season loan to strengthen its first-handball team.
Burgan also renewed the contract of local coach Hussein Habib and signed Serbian professional Jovica Nikolic, who joins Japanese player Kosuke Yasuhira and Croatian Stipe Mandalinic as the club's foreign players.
The squad includes local talents Abdulaziz Al-Dosari, Nasser Al-Faraj, Mubarak Al-Randi, Hamad Al-Saqr, and Ahmed Al-Kallaf. Last season, Burgan finished as runner-up in the Kuwaiti Premier Handball League for the first time in club history.
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