The Egyptian Al-Ittihad Alexandria team won the Al-Wahda International Basketball Championship title, with a broad victory over Al-Kuwait Al-Kuwait, by a margin of 40 points (106-66), the day before yesterday, on the closing day of the tournament that was held at the Mubadala Arena since September 19. Lebanese Al-Hikma also secured a place on the podium by finishing third by defeating Moroccan Fath Rabat (96-91).
The final came with an Egyptian imprint par excellence, after Al-Ittihad Alexandria players succeeded in imposing their rhythm on the course of the Kuwait match, and led them to extend their absolute dominance in all stages of the match by (28-12, 23-18, 25-24, and 35-7).
Michael Dixon, the American professional in the ranks of Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, won the title of best scorer in the match with 22 points and five rebounds, while Kuwaiti team player Omar Gohar stood out by scoring 17 points. The champions were crowned by the President of the Emirati and Arab Basketball Federations, Major General Ismail Al Gergawi, accompanied by the Executive Director of the Support Services Sector at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Dr. Ahmed Al Qubaisi, and the President of Al Ittihad Alexandria Club, Mohamed Moselhi.
Kuwaiti professional Briante Weber won the title of best player in the tournament, Al-Wahda player Myren Gordon won the best scorer award, Mohamed Taha from Al-Ittihad Club of Alexandria won the award for best three-point scorer, and Al-Ittihad Alexandria coach Ahmed Omar won the best coach award.
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