26-01-2025
Seeb Club claims 3rd spot at Arab Men's Volleyball Club Championship
MUSCAT, JAN 26
Seeb Club finished in third place at the 43rd Arab Men's Volleyball Club Championship, which concluded in Qatar on Saturday night. Oman's representative club at the Arabian Volleyball meet managed to defeat Qatar's Police SC by 3-1. The scoreline of the sets ended as follows: 25-22, 25-23, 25-20 and 25-21.
Oman's other representative in the tournament, Al Salam Club, completed the tournament in sixth place following their loss against Libyan Asswehly SC by the same result, 3-1, in the fifth and sixth playoff. The match sets finished at 25-23, 17-25, 25-20 and 21-25.
Seeb players began the match strongly against Qatar's Police SC, taking the first set 25-22. Saud al Maamari and his teammates then dominated, winning the following set by a three-point gap with the same score before the opponent bounced back in the third set, winning 25-20. In the concluding set, Seeb players, under the guidance of domestic coach Jamal al Maamari, confirmed their triumph, sealing the victory at 25-21. In the last edition of the tournament, the opponent had won against Seeb in the third and fourth playoff. Seeb's Ismail al Hedi won the best player award in the position of No 2.
In the semifinal of the Arabian tournament, Seeb suffered a 3-2 loss against Egypt's Al Ahli SC, while Egypt's Zamalek SC were crowned champions of the tournament following their 3-0 win over Zamalek SC in the concluding match.
Seeb head coach, Jamal al Maamari, said: "This is the second time we have won the bronze medal in the Arabian tournament. Our target was to win a better position, but I hope to represent the team much better in the forthcoming editions. It was a golden participation for Seeb Club in this event, and great thanks to Seeb's board directors for their continuous support," he concluded.
