By Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the 34th Arab Clubs Basketball Championship, and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Sports Club Bader Al-Osaimi said that all preparations for the championship have been completed. The championship will start on Tuesday and will continue until October 15th. Al-Osaimi welcomed all Arab brothers to Kuwait and wished them a pleasant stay and positive participation that will contribute to the success of the championship.
He said that Kuwait Club's team had a training camp in Serbia where they played several friendlies with the best Serbian teams. Jahra team had their training camp in Cairo, while Kazima had their camping in Bahrain. 16 clubs will participate in the championship. They are arranged for four groups.
The first group includes Kuwait, Egypt's Ittihad Secondary, Ahli Aleppo Syria, Ahly Benghazi Libya. The second group includes Ahly Egypt, Riyadhi Lebanon, Gharrafa Qatar, Mina Yemen. The third group has Ahli Bahrain, Bashaer Oman, Kazima and Al-Sadd Qatar. The fourth group include Jahra, Beirut Lebanon, Wad Bufarik Algeria and Dijla University Iraq.