Egypt will host the 10-team tournament from 24 September to 1 October, with matches taking place at the New Capital Hall.
Ahly will be participating in the prestigious event as hosts following their Egyptian Handball League title win; meanwhile, Zamalek will participate via a wildcard invitation from the International Handball Federation.
According to the draw, Ahly came in Group B alongside Kuwait’s Burgan, Germany’s Fuchse Berlin and finally the Winner of Hungary’s Veszprem and Australia’s Sydney Uni.
Reigning champions Barcelona of Spain, who claimed the 2025 edition title, which was also staged in Cairo, came in Group A with Brazil’s Pinheiros, Morocco’s Forum Derb Sultan (representative of Africa) and the winner between Zamalek and Los Angeles of the USA.
The full draw came as follows:
Group A:
Barcelona (Spain)
Pinheiros (Brazil)
Forum Derb Sultan (Morocco)
Winner of Zamalek (Egypt) vs Los Angeles (USA)
Group B:
Ahly (Egypt)
Füchse Berlin (Germany)
Burgan (Kuwait)
Winner of Veszprem (Hungary) vs Sydney Uni (Australia)
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