Najma miss out on semis berth

TDT | Manama                                                       

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain’s Al Najma Club narrowly missed out on the semi-finals of the prestigious IHF Men’s Super Globe, currently being held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Najma lost out on a potential berth after and Barlinek Industria Kielce routed the San Francisco Calheat from the US 49-23 to claim first place in Group D of the competition’s preliminary round.

Only the top team from each of the four preliminary round pools move on to the last four. The runners-up go to the fifth-to-eighth place bracket, while the bottom clubs will play in the ninth-to-12th placement games to determine their overall classification.

Najma finished as runners-up and will now take on Khaleej Club from Saudi Arabia in their opening game of the fifth-to-eighth classification. That will be tomorrow at 3.15pm, Bahrain time. The winners will then move on to contest for fifth overall on the tournament’s final day on Sunday.

Najma are participating in the IHF Super Globe for the second time, following the 2018 edition when they finished seventh. They hope they can better that result this year. The global competition, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF), is in its 16th year, and Najma are the only Bahraini participants from the 12 teams.