Al Ahli victorious in AHF Asian Club Handball Championship

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21-November-2017

Al Ahli victorious in AHF Asian Club Handball Championship

HYDERABAD, India, November 22, 2017 – Qatar's Al-Ahli recorded a 39-30 victory over Uzbekistan's Racor in the prestigious AHF Asian Men's Club Handball Championship 2017 held in Hyderabad, India on Tuesday.

In another scene, Qatar's Duhail were held to draw with Al Sharjah of United Arab Emirates. It is worth mentioning that the event is a qualifying tournament for the IHF Super Globe 2018. The championship is bringing together nine teams distributed into two groups.

Group A includes, Duhail (Qatar), Al Sharjah (UAE), Oil club (Iran), Muscat (Oman), while group B includes Al Ahli (Qatar), Service (India), Racor ( Uzbekistan), Najma (Bahrain), Police (Iraq).

It's the first time India hosting the Asian championship. The last edition was organised in the Jordanian capital Amman. Saudi Arabia's Al Noor posted a 25-23 win over Qatar's El Jaish in the final.

Qatar's Al Sadd hold the record of winning the Asian title with five times in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 aand 2005.