Al Ahly Club was awarded the bronze medal in the World Men's Handball Championship after defeating their traditional rivals Zamalek with a score of 30-25, in the match played between the two teams to determine the third-place finisher.
Al Ahly imposed their dominance from the first half, which they ended leading Zamalek with a score of 19-13, before maintaining their advantage during the second half and securing the victory by a margin of 5 goals.
This encounter is the first ever between Al Ahly and Zamalek in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship, as the two teams had never met in the tournament before.
Al Ahly had qualified for the third-place match following their victories over Burgan SC and Fox Berlin, the German runner-up of the EHF Champions League.
Meanwhile, Zamalek reached the match after finishing second with 4 points, following their wins over Pinheiros from Brazil and Forum Derb Sultan from Morocco.
Al Ahly raised their tally to three medals in their history at the World Men's Handball Championship, having won silver in 2007 after losing to Real Sociedad from Spain, then bronze in the 2024 edition after beating Barcelona from Spain with a score of 32-29.
As for Zamalek, they had previously won the bronze medal in the 2010 edition, after defeating Al Sadd from Lebanon.
