Cuban handball is optimistic about the future, Cuban official affirms

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 13 (ACN) With a good sporting potential in many of its players, there is optimism in Cuban handball for the near future in search of better international results.

Franklin Guevara, president of the Cuban Federation of that team sport, told Cuban News Agency that what happened in the recently concluded First Junior Pan American Games in Cali is a sign that there is potential in many handball players.

I think the relay is guaranteed, although we must continue working hard on the technical-tactical elements that are essential against teams of higher quality, Guevara stated.

Regarding the hiring in foreign leagues, he added that they aspire to increase the number of Cuban athletes playing in different tournaments in Europe, but they must be better prepared from the base so that club directors look at them.

In this sense, the head of the Cuban federation of that sport stated that at present there are 12 men contracted abroad and two women, who are playing in the Spanish, French and Portuguese leagues.

Guevara also spoke of the commitments they will have in the coming 2022, with emphasis on the qualifying tournament for the men's senior World Championship, in which teams from the North American and Caribbean region will participate in search of a ticket to the World Cup.