Al Rayyan defeated Al Shamal with a score of 31/21 in the match that was held between them today in the fifth round of the Men’s Federation Cup Handball Championship for the 2024/2025 sports season.
With this victory, Al Rayyan raised its score to 14 points and moved to the top of the standings temporarily, while Al Shamal became eighth with 7 points.
In a second match, Al-Wakrah regained its winning tone by defeating Al-Sadd 28/27.
Al Wakrah’s score rose to 13 points in second place, compared to 12 points for Al Sadd in fourth place.
Al-Ahly defeated Qatar with a score of 25/23, raising its score to 9 points in sixth place, and Qatar’s score became 9 points in seventh place.
The fifth round will be completed tomorrow, where Al-Khor will meet Al-Duhail and Al-Gharafa will play with Al-Arabi.
The Men’s Federation Cup Handball Championship will be held during the period when the general league is suspended as a result of international players joining the Qatari team, which is preparing to participate in the 29th World Men’s Championship scheduled to be held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway during the period from January 14 to February 2, 2025.
Al-Wakrah won the Men’s Handball Federation Cup Championship last season 2023/2024, while Al-Arabi finished runner-up and Al-Duhail third.