Sport Local January 28, 2025

National Basketball Team Faces Defeat at Dubai International Championship

The UAE basketball representatives, including the national team, Sharjah, and Al-Nasr, suffered defeats in the penultimate round of the Dubai International Championship. The national team lost to Beirut, while Al-Nasr and Sharjah also fell to their opponents. With one match left, the UAE team's hopes of advancing remain uncertain.


National Basketball Team Faces Defeat at Dubai International Championship

The men's basketball national team of the UAE, as well as the clubs 'Sharjah' and 'Nassr', suffered defeats in the previous group stage of the 34th round of the Dubai International Basketball Championship. The events are currently taking place in the sports hall of the 'Nassr' club and will conclude on February 2. The UAE national team lost to the national team of Beirut with a score of 70:81, 'Nassr' lost to the club 'Ittihad' from Jordan 82:107, and 'Sharjah' suffered a defeat to the national team of Tunisia 85:99.

In the final match of the group stage, 'Sharjah' achieved only one victory over the team of Zambanga from the Philippines, earning 5 points and did not advance to the quarterfinals from group B. The men's national team of the UAE (4 points) and 'Nassr' (3 points) have a chance to advance to the next stage from group A. Tomorrow they are waiting for decisive matches, where the advantage is with the national team that secured a victory over 'Ittihad' from Oman (97:96), while 'Nassr' suffered three defeats.