Ahlawy and Zamalek fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the African Handball Club Championship, which will take place in Angola from October 5 to 14 in Luanda. Zamalek will play their first match against Rwandan Army, with the white team placed in Group C alongside Rwandan Army and Rwandan Michel, while Al Ahly will face Angolan Interclube.
Al Ahly is in Group B with Angolan Interclube and Ivorian Renaissance.
Al Ahly has won the title 8 times throughout its history in the years 1985, 1993, 1994, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Zamalek has claimed the title 12 times in its history in the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Zamalek's squad for the tournament includes 18 players: Hisham El-Sebki, Mohamed Sami, Youssef Nagy, Mohamed Moamen Safa "Dody", Bilal Masoud, Hassan Qaddah, Yahya Al-Kurdi, Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Ali, Omar Sadiq "Bebo", Hamza Tawkil, Ziad Hashad, Akram Yousri, Abdel Rahman Ashraf "Boudi", Ahmed Hesham, Mostafa Bashir, Youssef Amr, Shadi Khalil, Biyad Marwan, and Hassan Ahmed.
Al Ahly's roster includes Abdel Rahman Hamid, Abdel Rahman Taha, Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdel Aziz Ihab, Abdel Rahman Nabil, Ahmed Khairy, Mohamed Hisham El-Basyouni "Mody", Mohamed Salah, Saif Hani "Fox", Ibrahim Al-Masri, Yasser Saif, Khaled Walid, Moaz Azab, Nabil Sherif, Mahmoud Hussein, Mohsen Ramadan, Mohamed Emad "Oka", Mohamed Lashin, Omar Khaled "Castillo", and Omar Sami Dahrouj.
