AMMAN —
The Jordan Basketball Federation (JBF) is in the process of organizing the 10th iteration of the King Abdullah Cup to start on July 25 and run through August
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The tournament will aid
the first-division national team’s preparations for the
FIBA Asia Cup to be
held in Jakarta, Indonesia between August 17 and August 29.
Four teams have RSVP’d
for the event, alongside Jordan, including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Saudi
Arabia. The JBF is still awaiting Morocco’s response to confirm whether or not
it will attend, according to JBF Secretary General Nabeel Abu Ata.
“We have directly contacted
the federations in Czech Republic, Russia, Germany, Serbia and Greece, and are
waiting for confirmation of whether they will attend,” Abu Ata added, noting
that Angola has declined the invitation.
The JBF official continued: “The countries that have not qualified for the
(Tokyo) Olympics are unlikely to partake in the tournament with their
first-division teams, which is setback, while those that are due to attend the
Games will play with all their players, which is what we are after.”
Teams qualifying for
the Games — scheduled between July 23 and August 8 must be present 14 days
prior to the international event, which may make it difficult for some nations
to send their teams to the King Abdullah Cup.
“Our goal is to prepare
the national team without the need to leave the country and putting the players
at risk of contracting COVID-19. We will try to organize the largest number of
games for the team,” Abu Ata explained, adding that Jordan’s new naturalized
player will be joining his teammates.
Trust sources have
informed
Jordan News that the JBF may
put the national team through a regional championship slated for early August,
before they leave for Jakarta.
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