Iranian Teams Lose at Asian Club League Handball C’ship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian teams Mes Kerman and Shahid Kazeroon lost to Qatari rivals in the 2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship on Thursday.
Mes was defeated against Al-Duhail of Qatar 33-29 and failed to qualify for the competition’s semifinals.
Mes will have to play for the fifth place on Saturday.
Kazeroon also lost to Al-Arabi SC 30-25. The team will play AGMK Club for ninth place.
The 2020 Asian Club League Handball Championship is being held from June 12 to 21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.
The competition acts as the qualification tournament for the 2021 IHF Super Globe, with top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
