JORDAN READY TO HOST WEST ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

 The West Asian Basketball Championships get underway tomorrow (Sunday) in Jordan with three matches per night through to February 3.

Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Iran have arrived in Amman to compete, with the host nation completing the six-team league.

The top four will qualify for the 29th Asian Cup to be held in Lebanon from August 17-27.

The national team will meet Syria in their first match, and coach Sam Douglas has called on the home fans to support the team when he talked to Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) website.

"The fans are a very important element in any sport; we need to hear their voices to encourage the players to do their best during the matches, he said.

Jordan have won two previous West Asian titles in 2002 and 2014, but Iran have the most titles with wins in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016, followed by Lebanon with four titles.

Schedule:

Sunday, January 29

Palestine v Iran - 3pm

Iraq v Lebanon – 5pm

Jordan v Syria – 7pm

Monday, January 30

Iran v Syria – 3pm

Lebanon v Palestine – 5pm

Jordan v Iraq – 7pm

Tuesday, January 31

Iraq v Syria – 3pm

Lebanon v Iran – 5pm

Palestine v Jordan – 7pm

Wednesday, February 1

Iran v Iraq – 3pm

Jordan v Lebanon – 5pm

Syria v Palestine – 7pm

Thursday, 2 February

Palestine v Iraq – 3pm

Lebanon v Syria – 5pm

Jordan v Iran – 7pm