Al-Sulaibikhat adds two more signings ahead of the new handball season

Fahad Abdulhadi with Club Chairman Saad Anad Al-Enezi.

KUWAIT CITY, July 15: Al-Sulaibikhat Club has strengthened its first handball team with the signings of Fahad Abdulhadi and Mahmoud Ali as part of its preparations for the 2026-27 season. Club chairman Saad Anad Al-Enezi signed the contracts on behalf of the club.

The latest additions form part of the club's recruitment strategy aimed at bolstering the squad with fresh talent to enhance its competitiveness and improve performance in the upcoming campaign.

The club had previously secured the services of local players Nasser Faraj and Hussein Karam, while also bringing in Serbian Jovan Milsavic, Brazilian Leandro da Silva, and French international Nicolas Claire to reinforce the team.

The squad will once again be led by national coach Hussein Habib.

First-team manager and former handball star Hussein Siwan thanked the club's board for its continued support, praising its efforts in securing high-quality domestic and overseas signings while ensuring the team has all the technical and administrative resources needed during pre-season preparations.

He said the board's commitment reflects its ambition to build a strong, well-prepared squad capable of competing for local honours during the 2026-27 season, adding that the recruits will provide the team with greater depth and quality.

In other news, Kuwait's national youth handball team opened its 19th Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship campaign in China with a narrow 29-27 loss to Iran in a Group B encounter.

Elsewhere, South Korea defeated Qatar 28-27, Saudi Arabia beat Oman 40-27, and Bahrain cruised past Chinese Taipei 39-27.

By Khaled Al-Enezi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff