Bani Yas defeats Al Jazeera "60-73"

Al Wahda snatches the top of the basketball league from Al Dhafra Gate

Al-Wehda beat Al-Dhafra, "98-95".

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The basketball team at Al-Wehda club snatched the top of the second group in the preliminary round of the general league championship for the men's stage, after its difficult victory over Al-Dhafra with a score of 98-95, the day before yesterday, at the Bani Yas club hall, for the fourth round of the first leg, which also witnessed Bani Yas victory over its host Al-Jazira «73-60».

Al-Wehda maintained its unbeaten record, raising its total to eight points in first place, three points behind each of Al Dhafra and Baniyas, who are in second place, while Al-Jazira’s loss resulted in him remaining a partner with Al Ain in last place with three points each.

Al Dhafra overlooked the opportunity to seize the lead and inflict the first defeat on Al Wahda, after Al Dhafra players succeeded in finishing the first three periods with a 13-point lead with a score of "74-61", especially since the fourth period witnessed the awakening of the Al-Wehda players that led them to reduce the difference and resolve the result of this period "37 -21, and winning the match by three points with a score of 98-95.

In a different scenario, Bani Yas secured his victory over Al-Jazeera, by gaining the advantage in the result of the first and third quarters by "22-11 and 24-16", while Al-Jazeera was satisfied with winning in the second quarter, "10-16", and a draw in the fourth quarter, "17-17". .

Al-Bateeh nominates Ali Amiri for membership in the Basketball Association

Al-Batayeh Club announced the nomination of the National Teams Director, the former Basketball Supervisor of Sharjah Club, a member of the 2014 Dubai World Cup Committee, Ali Amiri, to run for the Basketball Association's electoral maturity, for the membership position for the 2020-2024 electoral cycle.

Ali Amiri told "Emirates Today", "The drive for change and the creation of new blood and young experiences in the Basketball Association was behind the support of Al-Bataih Club and my nomination for the membership position."

He explained: “Long experiences have connected me with basketball, whether as an administrator and supervisor in the Sharjah basket from the 1990s until the end of the last season 2019-2020, or in terms of my acquired experiences as a manager of national teams and for all their stages since 2002, and even my managerial positions in major tournaments hosted by the state, and from Most notably, the World Cup for the Junior Basketball in Dubai 2014, which collectively formed a place of confidence in Al-Bataih club in giving me support for running for the elections.

He added: “We are looking at Al-Batayeh club to achieve the desired addition in the Basketball Association, and strive to continue developing the game in general, and the national teams in particular, in addition to finding the required change on the administrative side, which is a cornerstone in building an integrated system capable of keeping pace with the rapid development of the game. Worldwide ».

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