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Kuwait Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Kuwait lose to Sweden in Junior Handball Championship in Cairo
U19 World Championship, hosted by Egypt to end on August 17 CAIRO: The Kuwaiti national handball team lost to Sweden 39-22 on Wednesday at the start of the U19 World Championship, hosted by Egypt until August 17. The first half ended in favor of the Swedish team 18-11, while the Blues tried to make up for the result in the second half, but the Swedish team succeeded in ending the match in its favor. Thirty-two teams are participating in the World Handball Championship, divided into eight groups. Kuwait was placed in the first group, which includes Sweden, Portugal and Austria. The Kuwaiti team list includes players Hussein Mandani, Salem Al-Hamoud, Hussein Boland, Abdul Latif Salmeen, Yousef Madouh, Yaqoub Hassan, Abdul Wahab Al-Mutawa, Abdul Hadi Mohammed, Hassan Al-Rashid, Obaid Al-Shammari, Hassan Ahmed Rajab, Saad Al-Khamis, Hussein Al-Ustadh, Abdul Mohsen Al-Hashel and Naif Kuwait will play in the U-19 World Cup on April 8 in Cairo, with the participation of six Arab teams: Egypt (host), Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Kuwait. CAIRO: Kuwait national team and Swedish players seen in action. -- KUNA photos According to the draw, Group A includes Kuwait, Sweden, Portugal and Austria, while Group B includes Hungary, Switzerland, Morocco, and Kosovo. Group C includes Serbia, Spain, Croatia and Algeria. Group D includes Iceland, Brazil, Guinea and Saudi Arabia. Group E includes Germany, Slovenia, Uruguay and the Faroe Islands. Group F includes Norway, France, Argentina and Mexico. Group G includes Egypt, Japan and South Korea. Group G includes Denmark, Tunisia, the United States and the Czech Republic. This is the second participation for the Kuwaiti national team. For juniors throughout its history in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after the first participation in Tunisia 2009, in which the 'Blue Hand' achieved 19th place, noting that the tournament was launched for the first time in 2005. The Danish national team holds the record for the number of championships with six championships, while Spain is the last champion of the tournament (the title holder) that was held in Croatia 2023. — KUNA
Daily Tribune
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Al Najma dig deep to lift the trophy
TDT | Manama Al Najma dig deep to lift the trophy Second-half surge sees Al Najma crowned Khalid bin Hamad Handball League champions Hussain Almaskati TDT | Manama Al Najma clinched the K h a l i d b i n H a m a d Handball League title with a 25–19 win over Al Dair in an absorbing final yesterday, pulling away after a tense, evenly-matched first half. The two sides were locked at 10–10 at the break in front of a passionate crowd, but Al Najma's experience told in the second half as they found another gear. With their defence tightening and the goals flowing at the other end, they outscored AlDair 15–9 to seal the win and reclaim domestic bragging rights. AlSayyad leads the charge The difference came down to key moments—and key players. National team captain Husain AlSayyad was instrumental in Al Najma's second-half turnaround, bringing calm and composure when it mattered most. Alongside him, Mohammed Habib AlNasser was ruthless in front of goal, finding gaps in the Al Dair defence as the game opened up. Both players are part of Bahrain's preliminary squad for the 2025 World Handball Championship, and their performance here only underlines why they're likely to feature heavily when that tournament kicks off in January. For Al Najma, this win is nothing new. The Manama-based club has a long-standing reputation in Bahraini handball, regularly producing talent for the national side and contending for silverware. Their success this season cements their status at the top of the domestic game. It came just a day after Al Ahli wrapped up third place with a high-scoring 41–31 win over Barbar—another reminder of how competitive this season has been. Al Dair came out of the blocks with energy and belief, matching Al Najma blow for blow in the opening 30 minutes. But as the match wore on, the gulf in experience began to show. They struggled to keep pace with Najma's more seasoned players and ultimately ran out of answers in the final stretch. Their performance in the first half suggests there's more to come from this side in the seasons ahead.
