Kuwait's Salibikhaet stumbles against Lebanon's Beirut in 'Arab Basketball'

Beirut, Oct 11 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti club Al-Salmiya had no luck in its match against Lebanese club Beirut in the 38th Arab Men’s Basketball Clubs Championship, losing 64-84. Al-Salmiya team administrator Ahmad Al-Hamdan told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the team faced difficulties in today’s match due to “the absence of our key players Hamad Al-Ali and Fahd Al-Nashi, who were excluded from the squad participating in the Arab Men’s Basketball Clubs Championship because of injuries sustained in the previous match against Yemen’s Shabab Hadhramaut, and each requires six weeks of treatment.” Al-Hamdan highlighted the meeting between the Al-Salmiya team and Kuwait’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Al-Sharji, expressing appreciation for the ambassador’s support and encouragement for the team during the tournament and for facilitating the administrative procedures related to the team’s stay in Lebanon. Al-Salmiya played against Beirut in Group B, after winning its opening match against Yemen’s Shabab Hadhramaut. The Al-Salmiya delegation is led by Ayman Al-Anzi in the championship, which runs until the 20th, featuring 12 clubs and held at the Antoine Choueri Stadium in Ghazir, north of Beirut, under the supervision of the Arab and Lebanese basketball federations. Group B includes Kuwait’s Al-Salmiya, Qatar’s Al-Arabi, Lebanon’s Hops and Beirut First Club, Yemen’s Shabab Hadhramaut, and Syria’s Homs Al-Fida. (End) A.Y.B. / H.S.S.