A diplomatic move to contain the repercussions of the Jordan and Lebanon players' quarrel in the Asian Basketball Cup

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs in Jordan announced that it is following up, through the Jordanian embassy in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the repercussions of the events that followed the match between the "Nashma Falcons" team and its Lebanese counterpart, which took place last Saturday in the semi-finals of the Asian Basketball Championship.

The Jordanian team suffered a loss against its Lebanese counterpart by one point, with a result (85-86), after which the “rice” team qualified for the final to face Australia, in a match held yesterday, Sunday, during which the “kangaroo” team knew how to settle the match in its favor and win ( 75-73) and grab the Asian title in its 30th edition.

The Jordanian newspaper, "Al-Dustour", said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, through the Jordanian Embassy in Jakarta, is following up the events that occurred and the dispute between the members of the Jordanian and Lebanese teams participating in the Asian Cup, after the ministry made a call with the President of the Jordanian Basketball Federation, who In turn, he communicated with the Jordanian ambassador in the Indonesian capital.

The newspaper pointed out that: "The Jordanian ambassador was present with the delegation of the "Nashma Hawks" team participating in the tournament, and continues to follow up the issue with the Secretary of the Jordan Basketball Association, in addition to following up with the Lebanese Embassy in Jakarta.

In turn, the Jordanian newspaper, Al-Mamlaka, reported that the delegation of the Jordanian team was attacked by the delegation of the Lebanese team, according to statements made by the head of the temporary committee in the Jordanian Basketball Association, Muhammad Alyan, in which he said, “The head of the Jordanian delegation, Nabil Abu Atta, and the team healer.” Ahmed Samir was injured,” Alyan did not specify the extent and severity of their injury while they were in the hotel residence.

The newspaper added, "The Jordanian embassy is closely following the situation, after the incident was reported and the local company intervened there, by taking testimonies from members of the Jordanian mission to conduct the investigation, before the Jordanian ambassador to Indonesia, Abdullah Abu Roman, conducted an inspection visit to the Jordanian mission to check on the situation." health of its people.

In the same context, "Jefrannews" website dealt with the details of the dispute that occurred between the players of the two teams, when the website said, "The beginning of the dispute came between the players of the Jordanian national teams, Ahmed Al-Duwairi and Wael Araqji, while they shared the hotel elevator, which quickly developed into a major problem."

In detailing the problem, the site relied on a report by the Lebanese channel "MTV", which confirmed in a report that Al-Duwairi pushed Arakji, in an incident that developed into a fight between the players, which amounted to the breaking of some of the hotel's belongings.

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