Handball: Zamalek Win African Championship Title

Zamalek's handball team won the African Men's Handball Championship after clinching a hard-fought 33-31 victory over Sporting on Sunday.

The White Knights went down with a five-goal difference, but they made a historic come back in the last seconds of the game, playing an additional time.

The Whites dominated the game in the additional time, lifting their twelveth trophy. They are now topping the list of the teams, that won this title before.

Both teams ended the second half in a 28-28 draw. The White Knights ended the first additional half in a 31-29 victory, before cementing their lead in the second one with 33-31 triumph.

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Noteworthy, the Whites participated in the 2019 Super Globe World Championship as they ranked fifth after demolishing Qatar’s Al Duhail 33-26.

The Whites were knocked out from the prestigious tournament, after they were defeated on Wednesday, August 28 from German side THW Kiel in the quarter-finals.

The Whites had defeated Al -Ahly in a hard-fought 38-35 game in the African Super Cup to qualify for the Super Globe in April.

They participated in this tournament as the African Super Cup winners. The twelve-time African champions finished the 2010 Super Globe in the third place, while they came fourth in 2011 and 2012.