Gulf News | As part of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, our team concludes its journey against the giants of Kazakhstan

Written by: Ahmed Al-Dhahab

Our national basketball team concludes its campaign in the Asian qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup by facing the Kazakhstan team in Exactly five o’clock in the evening, Bahrain time, and the match will be held in the city of Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan The first leg match that was held in Bahrain ended with Kazakhstan winning with a big score of 95/48.

Our team is looking for a new resounding surprise after it overturned expectations and won a few days ago against Syria in the Aleppo on its home ground and among its fans, but the task will be more difficult and complicated in front of the Kazakhstan giants, the team that He plays in a European style and has an elite group of professional players, noting that the Kazakhstan team has won all five of its matches Including the victory over Iran back and forth.

Our team needs to win any result with Syria losing to Iran in order to be able to occupy the third place And cross to the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup, which will be held in three countries Asian are the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Our team is participating in these qualifiers for the first time in its history, and this participation in itself is a gain for the players and our team In order to interact and gain experience in the upcoming participation, most notably the Asian Championship that will be held in Indonesia during the period Between the 12th and the 24th of this month.

Our team plays in Group D and is led by Kazakhstan with 10 points from five victories without losing, followed by Iran with 8 points from three wins and two losses, then Syria with 6 points from one victory And four defeats, and our team occupies fourth place with 6 points from one victory and four defeats with a difference of scoring points In direct confrontation with Syria.

It is noteworthy that the teams that occupy the top three places from each group qualify for the second round to continue in the Compete to reach the 2023 World Cup.

Our team is led by Lithuanian coach Lucosius and assisted by Tunisian Rasem Al Marzouki, and the squad includes Ahmed Hassan Al Derazi and Maytham. Jamil, Mustafa Hussein, Muhammad Amir and the American Wayne Chisem, in addition to Ali Hussein, Sabah Hussein and Nader Ali Nader Nasser, Ali Jaber, Ahmed bin Dina and Ali Shukrallah.

Looking at the difference in international classification, levels, heights and experience, all indicators confirm that the balance is more likely for the Kazakh national team, not That does not prevent our team from trying to do better with it and take advantage of the insignificance of the match For the competitor after he secured the lead, and he may push the second row in this confrontation, but the fear of Fatigue for our players, especially after two arduous travel trips to Syria and Kazakhstan, where our team took 23 hours to reach To the two countries on every trip, which players are not used to and is sure to show them in the match.