Doha, January 15, 2018-The Qatari national handball team began their training sessions on Sunday in preparation for the 2018 Asian Handball Championship.
The Spanish coach of Qatar Handball team Valero Rivera selected 18 players to participate in the event including; Danijel Saric, Firas Chaieb, Rasheed Yusuff, Rafael Capote, Mahmoud Hassaballa, Abdulrazzaq Murad, Ahmad Madadi, Kamalaldin Mallash, Bertrand Roine, Hassan Mabrouk, Houssem Romane, Aljosa Cudic, Youssef Ali, Jovo Damjanovic, Moustafa Heiba, Anis Zouaoui, Allaedine Berrached and Frankis Marzo.
The two-time defending champions Qatar are ready to make it a hat-trick of titles in the tournament which starts in Suwon, South Korea on January 18.
Qatar, who will open their campaign against debutants New Zealand in Group D which also comprising China and Saudi Arabia.
The top four teams will qualify for the world championship to be held in January 2019.
On the other hand, the seventh round of the QHA Cup will be held on Monday, as Al Ahli will take on Al Shammal while Al Rayyan will shake hands with Al Wakrah.
Moreover, Al Duhail will meet Al Arabi, and then Al Gharafa will face Al Arabi.