David Davis names Al Ahly squad for African Champions League title defence

David Davis has announced the Al Ahly men’s handball squad for the African Clubs Champions League, which will be held in Angola from 4 to 14 October.

The team are due to leave for the Angolan capital early on Saturday as they begin preparations to defend the title.

Al Ahly have been drawn in Group B alongside Angolan side Interclube and Renaissance of Ivory Coast.

The squad selected by Davis is:

Abdelrahman Hamid, Abdelrahman Taha, Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdelaziz Ehab, Abdelrahman Nabil, Ahmed Khairy, Mohamed Hesham El-Bassiouny “Mody”, Mohamed Salah, Seif Hany “Fox”, Ibrahim El-Masry, Yasser Seif, Khaled Waleed, Moaz Azab, Nabil Sherif, Mahmoud Hussein, Mohsen Ramadan, Mohamed Emad “Oka”, Mohamed Lasheen, Omar Khaled “Castillo” and Omar Samy Dahroug.

Al Ahly’s preparations for the continental competition come after the team secured the bronze medal at the World Club Championship.

They defeated Zamalek 30-25 in the match for third place.