Kuwait Basket and Al-Qarin Eye Playoff Berth
Playoff matches, basketball league, and postponement of the women's league.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Al-Qurain and Al-Kuwait are eyeing a spot in the basketball league final to cap off the 2025-2026 season, as they face Al-Qadisiya and Al-Kazma, respectively, at 5:15 PM tomorrow Friday and 7:30 PM, during the second round of the Golden Four playoffs at the Sheikh Saeed Al-Abdullah Complex arena.
Both teams enter these matches with the advantage of having won the first round: Al-Kuwait (the Whites) defeated Al-Qadisiya (the Oranges) 108-81, with Al-Qadisiya’s American player Christian Brown leading all scorers with 24 points, along with 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Meanwhile, Al-Qurain edged Al-Kazma (the Yellows) 86-83, with Al-Qurain’s American player Elijah Robinson standing out by scoring 18 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists.
If Al-Qadisiya and Al-Kazma win their respective matches, a decisive third game will be held next Sunday. The Golden Four playoffs operate on a best-of-three series format, with the winner of two games advancing to the final, which will follow the same format. The losers will compete for third and fourth place under the same system.
The Kuwait Basketball Federation clarified in a circular addressed to clubs that, starting from the 2027-2028 season, each club will be allowed to register only two professional foreign players in their First Division squads, down from the current limit of three, for participation in federation-organized tournaments.
Separately, the Federation announced the postponement of the Women’s First Division league from the 2026-2027 season to January 2027, due to a scheduling conflict with the national women’s team’s preparation program for international tournaments. The revised schedule will be announced shortly.
In the same context, the Women’s Basketball Committee approved amendments to the regulations governing the participation of non-Kuwaiti players, specifically under Article 6, Clause 4 of the annex to the league regulations.
According to the new amendments, clubs competing in First Division team competitions and tournaments are permitted to register only three non-Kuwaiti players per match, with a maximum of two non-Kuwaiti players allowed on the court simultaneously.
