The Qatari national team coach Valero Rivera decided to change a profile of his team after Olympic Games in Rio and before World Championship 2017 in France. Despite Spaniard has still a full support of QHF, quarter-final placement at Olympic Games didn’t make handball people in Doha totally satisfied, after same team won silver medal at World Championship 2015 on home soil.
Rivera decided to go to France without some important members of the squad like goalkeeper Goran Stojanovic, right back Zarko Markovic and line-player Borja Vidal.
Denmark, Sweden, Egypt, Bahrain and Argentina will be rivals of Qatar in Preliminary Round. Four best teams will qualify for the knock-out stage.
Goalkeepers:
Danijel Saric, Al Quiyada SC
Yousuf Alalbdulla, Al Gharafa SC
Ahmed Abdelrhem, Al Arabi SC
Rasheed Yusuff, Al Sadd SC
Left wings :
Abdulla Al-Karbi, Al Sadd SC
Nasreddine Megdich, Al Rayyan SC
Abdulaziz Helali, Al Wakra SC
Right wings :
Mustafa Alsaltialkrad, Al Sadd SC
Ahmed Abdelhak, Al Gharafa SC
Marouane Sassi, Qatar SC
Playmakers :
Kamal Aldin Mallash, El Jaish SC
Mahmoud Hassaballa, Al Sadd SC
Wajdi Sinen, Lekhwiya SC
Abdelrahman Abdalla, El Jaish SC
Omar Alsafadi, Al Rayyan SC
Line player :
Youssef Benali, Espérance ST
Bassel Alraye, Al Rayyan SC
Firas Chaieb, Lekhwiya SC
Ebrahim Ebaid, Al Sadd SC
Left back :
Rafael Capote, El Jaish SC
Bertrand Roiné, Lekhwiya SC
Ameen Zakka, Al Rayyan SC
Amir Denguir, Al Arabi SC
Right back :
Abdulrazzaq Murad, Al Gharafa SC
Ahmad Madadi, Lekhwiya SC
Anis Zouaoui, Al Arabi SC
Yassine Sami, Al Wakra SC
Defensive player:
Hassan Mabrouk, El Jaish SC
