JORDAN BEAT JUNIOR WORLD BEACH HANDBALL CHAMPIONS
Jun 14, 2022
Jordan upset the Beach Handball world by recording an opening victory over the reigning champions at the 2nd World Junior Championships being hosted in Greece.
The youngsters defeated Spain, 2-1, and to show that was no fluke went on to beat the host nation 2-1 in their second match later the same day.
Their third and final group game is on Wednesday against the Czech Republic where they will look to qualify with a 100% record.
The top three teams in each of the four groups qualify for the second round, taking the points that they obtained in the group stage with them.
The squad is led by coach, Mowaffaq Fathallah, and includes the players Ali Jaara, Ahmed Shaher, Abdel-Wadoud Ananza, Youssef Hammouri, Ahmed Hamarneh, Ahmed Dokhi, Ahmed Samir, Khaled Atallah, Hani Moatasem, Mohamed Mahdi, Hamza Obeidat, Hussam Asha and Ahmed Al-Atabi.