Nenad Perunicic still uncertain

Nenad Perunicic, Yugoslav handball star

Belgrade, December 7 - Manager of Yugoslav men's national handball team, Branislav Pokrajac, named a preliminary 21-man squad for the 2001 World Championship in France. Pokrajac will cut the squad to 16 players before the tournament, which kicks off on January 23.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Zoran Djordjic (Frankfurt, Germany), Arpad Sterbik (Jugovic, Yugoslavia), Danijel Saric (Sintelon, Yugoslavia), Nenad Puljezevic (Lovcen, Yugoslavia)

Left wings: Vladan Matic (Partizan, Yugoslavia), Petar Kapisoda (Lovcen, Yugoslavia).

Right wings: Nenad Maksic (Prevent, Slovenia), Zikica Milosavljevic (Prule 67, Slovenia).

Pivots: Dragan Skrbic (Northorn, Germany), Ratko Nikolic (Sintelon, Yugoslavia), Ratko Djurkovic (Lovcen, Yugoslavia), Vladimir Matovic (Partizan, Yugoslavia).

Backs: Ivan Lapcevic (Zeleznicar, Yugoslavia), Mladen Bojinovic (Elgoriaga, Spain), Nedeljko Jovanovic (Hameln, Germany), Branko Kokir (Villstadt, Germany), Goran Djukanovic (Lovcen, Yugoslavia), Nebojsa Golic (Sintelon, Yugoslavia), Blazo Lisicic (Minden, Germany), Milan Vucicevic (Lovcen, Yugoslavia) and Ljubomir Pavlovic (Zeleznicar, Yugoslavia).

It is still uncertain whether Nenad Perunicic will be in the team, since he is too exhausted to play for the national team at this moment, Pokrajac said. The first goalkeeper of the national team from Sidney Dejan Peric will not go to France due to elbow injury.