A friendly handball match between Al Ahly and MT Melsungen took place on 13 August 2026, scheduled for 14:25 local time. The fixture brought together two clubs with contrasting recent trajectories in European club handball.
Al Ahly have been active on the continental stage, with recent results including a 35:24 victory over Beşiktaş and a 39:13 win against RK Sloga Doboj. Their encounters with Barcelona have been tighter affairs, yielding a 26:37 defeat and a 31:37 loss in separate meetings.
MT Melsungen's recent campaign has been harder to read. They drew 32:32 with Hannover-Burgdorf in June, then suffered a 28:39 defeat to Füchse Berlin. A 24:23 win over Kiel and a 37:30 loss to Flensburg-Handewitt complete their last five outings.
The match itself did not produce a widely reported result in the supplied data. What is clear is that both sides entered the fixture with something to test — Al Ahly after a run of heavy wins, MT Melsungen after a mixed sequence of results.
Friendlies of this nature often serve as preparation rather than competition. The teams will have used the occasion to evaluate players and systems ahead of the season proper.