Al-Harbi Retires From Handball After 25-Year Career

Meshaal Abbas Al-Harbi has ended a handball career spanning nearly 25 years, closing one chapter with Kuwait Club and beginning another in its youth administration.

Al-Harbi announced his retirement on social media. He thanked Kuwait Club’s board, headed by Khaled Al-Ghanem, as well as his teammates, coaches and administrative and medical staff. He began playing in 2001 with Al-Sulaibikhat, came through its youth ranks and joined Kuwait Club in 2007, spending the next 19 years there.

His Kuwait Club record includes 14 Premier League titles, 13 Federation Cup trophies and three Super Cups. He also helped the team win an Asian Club Championship, a Gulf title and three Arab Club Championships.

Elsewhere, Burgan completed the signing of Tunisian handball player Jihad Arar as it prepares for the FIFA Club World Championship and the new Premier League season. The signing fills the club’s foreign-player roster. Burgan is training in Bosnia until Sept. 20 and plans to play four friendly matches before returning to Kuwait and traveling to Cairo three days later.

Burgan will face German club Füchse Berlin, host Al Ahly of Egypt and the winner of the preliminary match between Veszprém of Hungary and Sydney of Australia in Group B. Group A includes Barcelona, Morocco’s Montada Derb Sultan, Brazil’s Pinheiros and the winner of the match between Egypt’s Zamalek and Los Angeles.