Kuwait's Blue Jays advance to the second round of the Asian Cup qualifiers

Our national men’s basketball team lost to Bahrain by a score of 67-95 in the final match of their Group A fixtures in the first round of the preliminary qualifiers for the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup, to be held in Dubai. The Blue Team concluded their first-round campaign with two wins—against Oman (88-63) and Nepal (88-65)—and two losses, against the United Arab Emirates (72-75) and Bahrain (67-95). Despite the defeat, our national team secured qualification for the second round of the qualifiers, alongside Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, from Group A. They will compete in Group 5 alongside Palestine, Kazakhstan, and Sri Lanka.