QBF reviews preparations for Arab Clubs Basketball Championship
QBF reviews
preparations for Arab Clubs Basketball Championship
The forthcoming Arab Clubs Basketball Championship, which is
the 35th edition of the tournament, will be organized by the Qatar Sports Club
and is scheduled to take place in Doha from October 1 to October 12.
The Organizing Committee, chaired by Saadoun Sabah
Al-Kuwari, Secretary General of the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), convened
a meeting to review the latest preparations for the tournament.
The event will feature 18 teams divided into groups, with
the Qatari basketball club representing the tournament organizer alongside Al Ahli
Club.
During the meeting, which was held in the meeting room of
QBF, the committees responsible for marketing, transportation, media,
tournament facilities, public relations, and ceremonies presented their latest
progress reports and proposed plans for implementation. The meeting was
attended by Mohammed Al Shuraim, Director of the Tournament, representatives of
Qatar Club, and the heads of the committees in the tournament.
The championship matches will be held in two halls to
accommodate the large number of matches, in addition to the training halls.
During the preliminary round, eight matches will be held per day. QBF Secretary
General Al Kuwari confirmed that the federation will provide all the technical,
administrative, and organizational capabilities and expertise required for the
tournament, in a manner befitting the Qatari basket and Qatari sports, under
the directives of sports leaders.
The Arab Basketball Federation has approved the list of
clubs participating in the tournament, which includes 18 teams, namely: Al-Ahly
and Qatar Club (Qatar), Al-Ahly, the runner-up of the last edition, Al-Ittihad
of Alexandria (Egypt), Beirut and Al-Riyadi (Lebanon), Kuwait, the defending
champion, Al-Qadisiyah (Kuwait), Sana’a Unit (Yemen), and the Libyan
Al-Ittihad. The services of the Palestinian Bureij, the Omani Seeb, the
Bahraini Muharraq, the Syrian Central Army, the Algerian Sports Federation, the
Saudi Conquest, the Moroccan Majd Tanga, and the Iraqi Dijla University will
also be available. The tournament promises to be a successful and distinguished
event, especially after the increase in the number of participating clubs from
16 to 18.
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