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Magdeburg Opens Club World Championship in Cairo Against California Eagles

Coach Bennet Wiegert frames the trip as a title push with prize money that has supported the club’s recent growth.

Bei der Handball-Klub-WM trifft der SC Magdeburg auf einen absoluten Exoten.
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Ab Freitag geht es in Kairo (Ägypten) um rund 400.000 Euro für den Sieger bei der Klub-...

Overview

  • SC Magdeburg arrived in Cairo after a 27:26 Champions League win over Plock and begins Group A on Saturday at 14:30 against the California Eagles, with Sharjah SC also in the group.
  • Bennet Wiegert rejects complaints about the workload and says the team is there to win, as Magdeburg faces six matches in 11 days including four in Cairo through Thursday before a Bundesliga game in Hamburg on Sunday.
  • The tournament winner earns about 400,000 in prize money, which the club says previously helped fund key contract extensions that strengthened the squad.
  • The Eagles’ confirmed 17-man roster features four players from Germany’s Stuttgart region — Dominik Keim, Mika Gmelich, Leon Agner and Sebastian Pollich — plus 46-year-old Argentine pivot Gonzalo Carou.
  • The field includes defending champion Veszprem and FC Barcelona, and with group standings and goal difference pivotal, Magdeburg’s recent 57:21 win over the Eagles at the 2024 edition provides clear context.