Al-Dhafiri, Farih, and Amr take part in Kuwait’s final training sessions.

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 6: Kuwait Club defeated Al-Shabab 3–1 in a friendly match held at its home ground, as part of both teams’ preparations for the upcoming 2025–2026 Zain Premier League season, which kicks off on September 12.

Ahmed Al-Dhafiri, Fahad Hammoud, and Ibrahim Kamil were on target for Kuwait Club, while Abdullah Fadel scored the lone goal for Al-Shabab.

Following the win, Kuwait Club will depart today for its preseason training camp in Prague, Czech Republic. The camp will run until August 28 and includes four scheduled friendly matches. Upon its return, Kuwait Club will begin its league campaign with a game against Al-Tadamon on September 12.

The delegation is led by board member Adel Oqla, with Mohammed Al-Hajri as team manager. Administrative staff includes Dr. Ahmad Al-Subaih and Basil Al-Dhafiri, along with team photographer Nasser Bin Nasser.

Technical and Medical Staff:

Head Coach: Nebojša Jovović

Assistant Coach: Karim El-Shazly

Fitness Coach: Marko Jovanović

Goalkeeping Coach: Darko Loptardo

Physical Trainer: Osama Al-Shammari

Technical Analyst: Blagoje Ogumanović

Medical Team: Shibl Ahmed and Maher Salama

Traveling Squad (26 players):

Sami Al-Sanea, Mishari Ghanem, Fahad Hammoud, Fahad Al-Hajri, Redha Hani, Ahmed Al-Dhafiri, Ali Hussein, Youssef Al-Khubaizi, Ibrahim Kamil, Abdulrahman Kamil, Faisal Zayed, Amr Abdel-Fattah, Mohammed Dahham, Mohammed Farih, Ahmed Alaa, Youssef Nasser, Ahmed Al-Zanki, Saud Al-Hoshan, Dhari Al-Otaibi, Khaled Al-Rasheedi, Hamoud Al-Sanousi, Hénoch Baka (Congo), Arsen “Malik” Zola (Congo), Mohammed Marhoon (Bahrain), Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia), and Sam Morsy (England).

By Hassan Mosa

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff