Al-Ahli Youth to face Oman in opening of the Gulf Basketball Cup next Saturday
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The national youth basketball team opens its participation in the Gulf Championship with a match against Oman in Doha, following a training camp in Cairo
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Hadi Al-Anazi: Our national youth (U-18) basketball team begins its campaign in the Gulf Championship, which serves as the qualifier for the Asian Cup finals, with a match against Oman at 4:00 p.m. next Saturday in the Qatari capital, Doha.
The tournament will be held from the 25th to the 30th of this month, after its start was postponed by two weeks. It was originally scheduled to take place from July 17 to 22, due to the current situation in the region.
The “Blue Youth” squad has prepared for the Gulf competition under the guidance of Serbian head coach Marko and his assistant Yahiya Al-Bahar, through a two-week training camp in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, during which they played five friendly matches, including two against the national teams of Egypt and Jordan.
The tournament will be played in a single-round league format, with the top two teams qualifying for the Asian Cup finals. All six participating Gulf national teams have prepared well for the championship through external and internal training camps, in preparation for competing for the two qualification spots to the Asian Cup knockout stages.
