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35 players in the preliminary gathering of the national basketball team

35 players in the preliminary gathering of the national basketball team

The technical staff of the senior national basketball team announced a list of 35 players to join the preliminary gathering starting tomorrow, Tuesday, as part of the preparation plan for the fifth window of the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup.

The training sessions are overseen by Spanish head coach Luis Gil Torres, assisted by his compatriot Cesar Camara Perez, national coach Nayef Asfour, Spanish performance analyst Ignacio Rodriguez, fitness coach Ahmed Samir, national teams director Mohammed Al-Dabbas, administrator Abdel Hadi Salama, and national teams technical director Marwan Maatouk.

The list of called-up players includes: Sami Bzai, Amir Eid, Mohammad Masoud, Fadi Qarmash, Akef Al-Shiyab, Yazan Al-Tawil, Adham Al-Dajani, Malek Kanaan, Ahmed Al-Barbari, Yousef Dweik, Abdullah Shatat, Basel Abu Aboud, Hussein Ababneh, Ahmed Al-Khazaaleh, Khaled Al-Daher, Mahmoud Al-Hazaymeh, Mousa Mutlaq, Ahmed Hassouneh, Yousef Abu Wazneh, Mohammad Katkhuda, Tamer Anki, Nabil Katkhuda, Ali Kanaan, Mohammad Al-Behairi, Mahmoud Thiab, Sanad Madi, Yanal Abu Suheil, Laith Sahlieh, Yazeed Abu Suheil, Omar Abu Shureikh, Issam Al-Hazaymeh, Qusay Freihat, Amr Al-Amouri, Al-Tayeb Qasim Abu Al-Tayeb, and Omar Hijazi.

The preliminary gathering aims to evaluate the technical and physical levels of the players, in preparation for selecting the list that will participate in the official gathering scheduled for November 7, with the participation of 16 to 18 players, according to the technical staff's assessments and the needs of the next phase.

The national team will hold an internal training camp in the capital, Amman, starting November 18, which will include two friendly matches against the Lebanese national team on the 19th and 21st of the same month, before departing to Malaysia on November 24 to complete preparations.

The national team will face its New Zealand and Australian counterparts on November 27 and 29 at the Carisma Arena in the Malaysian city of Seremban, as part of the fifth window of the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup.

The national team looks forward to qualifying for the World Cup finals for the third consecutive time and the fourth in its history, by competing in the upcoming window of the qualifiers.

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