He later travelled through Greece, and in August 2015, Al Khalifa arrived in Germany, where he got a job installing solar panels.
[4][5] In 2018, Al Khalifa broke his back in a workplace accident, and became reliant on a wheelchair.
[2] Al Khalifa is coached by former Olympian Ognyana Dusheva, and trains at SV Halle Para Kanu.
[1] In April 2021, he failed to qualify for the German paracanoe team for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics.
[9] Later in the year, Al Khalifa came fifth in the KL1 event at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.