Eight Players from Montpellier to Support Al-Sadd at Super Globe

Doha, August 01 (QNA) - Al-Sadd SC signed eight players from Montpellier handball team to support the team at the 2012 Super Globe to be held from 27 August to 1 September. The players are Nikola Karabatic, William Accambray, Malmagro , Primoz Prost, Wissem Hmam, Issam Tej, Michael Guigou and Dragan Gajic. Al-Sadd also signed the coach of Montpellier handball team Patrice Canayer. The draw for the Preliminary Round of the 2012 Super Globe took place in the capital of Qatar on Saturday 23 June. Defending champion THW Kiel will face Mudhar (Saudi-Arabia, Asian representative), Al-Sadd (Qatar, host) and Sydney (Australia/Oceania representative) in the first stage. 2011 finalist and European representative Atletico Madrid will compete with Al-Zamalek (Egypt/Africa), Metodista Sao Bernardo (Brazil/Pan America) and Al Jeish (Qatar, wild card participant). The IHF Super Globe will take place in the Al-Gharaffa Arena in Doha. (QNA)