The Minister of Sports and Hassan Moustafa attend the opening ceremony of the World Handball Club Championship.
Ashraf Nabiel, the Minister of Youth and Sports, and Hassan Mustafa, the President of the International Handball Federation, inaugurated the World Club Handball Championship, hosted by Egypt in the new capital for the third consecutive edition.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Khaled Fathi, the head of the organizing committee, Amr Salah, the chairman of the organizing committee, and Mohamed Yahya Lotfi, the president of the United Sports Company.
The opening match is currently taking place between Al Ahly and Veszprém from Hungary at the Al Ahly Club hall in the new capital.
Largest Participation in the History of the Championship
This edition features the largest participation in the history of the World Club Handball Championships, with 10 clubs representing various continents. The participating clubs are as follows: Al Ahly of Egypt "host of the championship" - FC Barcelona of Spain "defending champions" - Al Burqan of Kuwait "representing Asia" - Forum Darb Sultan of Morocco "representing Africa" - Füchse Berlin of Germany "representing Europe" - Pinheiros of Brazil "representing South and Central America" - Los Angeles of the USA "representing North America and the Caribbean" - Sydney of Australia "representing Oceania" - Veszprém of Hungary "special invite" - Zamalek of Egypt "special invite".
