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UAE National Basketball Team to Play Exhibition Match for World Basketball Day

The UAE national basketball team will face a team of foreign professionals in Sharjah for World Basketball Day. Latest league standings are also updated.


UAE National Basketball Team to Play Exhibition Match for World Basketball Day

The national basketball team will face a special match tomorrow at 1:00 PM against a team of foreign professionals from various clubs. The match is part of a celebration organized by the Federation on the occasion of World Basketball Day, at the Al-Bataih Club hall.

The celebration will kick off at 10:00 AM with the third gathering of junior teams (4x4) in newly introduced competitions by the federation. This will be followed by a technical workshop for referees and coaches at 12:00 PM, leading up to the national team's match against the professionals. The event will conclude at 2:00 PM with the final of the junior teams (4x4) competition.

In other news, the Sharjah team continues to top the basketball league following their victory over host Al-Wasl with a score of 100-70 the day before yesterday, during the 10th round of the preliminary stage. Meanwhile, Shabab Al-Ahli returned from the Nasr club's hall with a well-deserved victory, scoring 101-73.

Sharjah has boosted its points tally to 19, just one point behind second-placed Shabab Al-Ahli. Nasr has dropped to third place with 17 points, while Al-Wasl maintained its fifth position with 14 points despite the loss.