The men’s handball team will meet Al-Ahly Club once morest its counterpart Zamalek at seven in the evening, Thursday, in the framework of the final of the African Cup of Cups held in Niger.
Al-Ahly seeks to win the title in order to continue the awakening in light of winning the African Super and arming with professionals and the new Spanish technical director Gordo, while Zamalek aspires to take revenge on the red genie in light of the recent loss in the African Super by one goal difference.
The handball team of Zamalek SC qualified for the final by defeating its Cameroonian counterpart Fab 35/21 in the semi-finals of the competition, while Al-Ahly defeated the Ivorian Bosco 39/23 in the same round.
Al-Ahly qualified for the semi-finals by defeating Niamey, the champion of Niger, with a score of 44/18.
Al-Ahly managed to win its first and second matches once morest Keroux of Ethiopia and Bosco of Ivorian, before defeating Fab of Cameroon at the end of the first round.
Zamalek managed to defeat Flowers of Benin and Niamey, the champion of Niger, before beating Kano Pillars at the end of the first round.
“Men’s Hand Al-Ahly” crowned the African Super Cup and qualified for the Club World Cup “Super Globe”, following the team’s victory over Zamalek, 32-31, in the match that was held Sunday before last at General Seni Konchi Hall in the capital, Niamey, Niger.
The delegation of Yad Al-Ahly men participating in the Cup Winners’ Cup includes: Mr. Mohamed El-Sayed – Abdul Rahman Taha – Abdul Rahman Humaid – Omar Khaled “Castillo” – Ahmed Hisham “Sisa” – Mohsen Ramadan – Mohab Saeed – Mohammed Lashin – Osama Al-Jaziri – Abdel Rahman Faisal – Capote – Mustafa Khalil – Islam Hassan – Akassio Marquez – Mahmoud Noman – Ibrahim Al-Masry – Ahmed Adel – Yasser Seif.
The African squad for the hand of Zamalek in the tournament consists of team leader Ahmed Al-Ahmar, goalkeeper: Karim Hindawi – Mahmoud Khalil Felfel – Hisham Bassem El-Sobky, and left wing: Omar Al-Wakeel Bakkar – Ahmed Moamen Dodo – Mazen Reda
Left back: Yahya Al-Durra – Ali Hisham – Hassan Kaddah, and in playmaker: Muhammad Alaa Luka – Muhammad Al-Basiouni Modi – Seif Al-Dara’, and in the right wing: Akram Yousry – Hazem Mamdouh Right back: Ahmed Hossam Mustafa Bashir Circle: Muhammad Ramadan Hitler – Shadi Khalil – Muhammad Tariq.
