Shabab Al-Ahly will launch its campaign in the “Al-Ittihad Open Cup” basketball competition today, at seven in the evening, with a match between Al-Bataeh, at Al-Wasl Club Hall, as part of the first group competitions, in the second round of the preliminary round of the competition, which is witnessing at the same time, a meeting between Al-Wasl and Al-Sharjah at the Al-Wasl Club Hall. Shabab Al-Ahly Club, with the second group starting its first matches by Al Dhafra as a guest on Al Jazira.
Shabab Al-Ahly underwent a rest phase in the opening round, which was held last Thursday, and recorded victory for Al-Nasr over Al-Bataeh (94-87), and Al-Sharjah over Al-Wasl (80-58).
The Federation Cup is held in its preliminary round in a group league system, and the teams are distributed according to geographical regions, so that the first group includes the clubs of Dubai and Sharjah, represented by Shabab Al-Ahly, Al-Wasl, Al-Nasr, Al-Bataeh and Al-Sharjah, while the second group includes the Abu Dhabi clubs: Al-Wahda, Al-Jazira and Al-Dhafra. The results of the preliminary round result in the ranking of the eight teams based on the points scored that the clubs achieved in their “preliminary” journey, and all of them qualify for the quarter-finals, in which the leader will meet the eighth-placed team, the runner-up will meet the seventh-placed team, the third will meet the sixth-placed team, and the fourth and fifth-placed teams will meet.
The Federation Cup will be played in its preliminary round, which will be closed on November 23, in the absence of international players who are currently in an external camp in Serbia, in preparation for the matches against Lebanon and Bahrain on the 22 and 25 of this month, within the second window of the final stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2025 Asian Cup.
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