Mohammed Abdul Razzaq

KUWAIT CITY, July 21: The Arab Volleyball Federation has announced the participation of 10 national teams in the 17th Arab Junior Volleyball Championship (for players born in 2007), scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan, from August 14 to 26.

The participating countries are: Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain, and host nation Jordan.

The tournament draw will be conducted today at 6:00 PM at the Arab Volleyball Federation headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and will be broadcast live online via the Microsoft Teams platform.

The Kuwaiti team continues its local preparations for the championship. The team is expected to hold an external training camp either at the end of this month or in early August, before departing for Jordan.

Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Volleyball Association has appointed Mohammed Abdul Razzaq as head coach of the national team, supported by assistant coach Mishaal Al-Sabti and team administrator Abdullah Al-Rais.

By Khaled Al-Enezi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff