Qatar Handball Team to leave for Egypt Tomorrow to Join IHF Cup

Qatar's handball national team will leave for Egypt on Thursday to participate in the 27th Men's World Championship which will start a few hours ago today and will run until Jan. 31.

The Qatari delegation is led by President of Qatar Handball Association (QHA) Ahmed Al Shaabi, and includes member of the Board of Directors Khalifa Tayseer, Director of the Team Youssef Al Hail, and administrative manager of the team Youssef Al Moallem. The technical staff is led by Spanish head coach Valero Rivera, in addition to 20 players.

The team will compete in the World Championship in Group C, which includes Croatia, Japan and Angola. The Arab side will play with Angola on Friday, Japan on Sunday, and Croatia on Tuesday.