Al-Ittihad of Alexandria and Kazma of Kuwait qualified for the quarter-finals of Arab Basketball, which is currently being held in Kuwait, after their victory over Al-Gharafa of Qatar and Wedad Boufarik of Algeria in the round of 16, the first stage of which was held today.
In the first match, Master of the country did not find any difficulty in defeating Al-Gharafa 109/70 after dominating the four periods, taking advantage of the experience of his players in such tournaments, despite the strong competition shown by the Qatari team in the first two periods.
The results of the rounds were as follows: 26/23, 22/28, 11/28 and 14/27 0 Al-Ittihad players Mohamed Taha and Nadine Mawslik from Al-Gharafa scored the highest score in the match with 18 points.
The situation did not differ in the second match, which witnessed Kuwaiti control over the first three periods, to end with Kazma’s victory over Wedad Boufarik 90/74, and to advance to the quarter-finals scheduled for next Wednesday, where he will face Al-Ittihad of Alexandria in this round.
The results of the rounds were as follows: 9/17, 16/27, 21/27 and 28/19
Professional of Kazma Williams scored the highest score, 25 points.
Al-KarKawi arrives in Kuwait
and Attending the tournament finals
Major General Ismail Al-Karkawi, President of the Arab and UAE Basketball Federations, arrived in Kuwait today to attend the final rounds of the tournament, where he was received by Abdul Rahman Al-Khabbaz, Secretary of the Kuwaiti Basketball Association, and Ahmed Al-Kous, Chairman of the Public Relations and Hospitality Committee. Al-Karkawi prised the efforts of LOC and the level of teams in the preliminary round, hoping that the tournament will continue its successes in the final round.
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