Iran Handball Team to Play Slovenia on Jan. 4, 2018
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national handball team will face Slovenia in a friendly match as part of preparation for the 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship.
Team Melli is holding a training camp in Slovenia and will meet the country’s national team on Jan. 4.
Borut Macek’s team has been drawn in Group A along with Iraq and Japan in the competition and kick off the event with a match against Iraq on January 19.
The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship will be the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.
The championship will be hosted at Suwon, South Korea from January 18 to 28, 2018.
It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh will participate.
