JORDAN READY TO HOST WEST ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jan 28, 2017
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