Zeekstar Tokyo is the first Asian club to become member of Forum Club Handball. This decision was taken during the 27th General Assembly of FCH which took place in Stockholm, Sweden today.

FCH welcomed also Kanji Wakunaga, the President of the Japanese Handball Association. The visit of the Japanese delegation is part of the Japan project of FCH.

FCH intends to invite further members from Asia, Africa and America in the future.

Bin Moustafa, chairman of the World’s Handball Club New York City, represents the non-European member clubs as Vice-President in the FCH Board.

The Japanese club Zeekstar from Tokyo will attend the 27th General Assembly of Forum Club Handball, taking place on the fringes of the IHF World Championship in Stockholm on 28th January 2023. Potentially Zeekstar will become the first Asian member club of FCH.

Futher none-European club representatives in the meeting will be the presidents from ‘The World’s Handball Club’ from New York City and Detroit HC.

At the beginning of the meeting the IHF President Dr. Hassan Moustafa and FCH President Xavier O’Callaghan will sign the new Partnership agreement between FCH and IHF.

Further topics on the agenda will be marketing of EC competitions, rules and refereeing, players’ agents, resin-free ball and others.