AMMAN— On Sunday, the second stage of the
FIBA Asia Basketball Cup will begin at the Prince Hamza Hall in Sports City. Lebanon will
play against Iran at 4pm, followed by another match between Kazakhstan and
Indonesia at 7pm.
اضافة اعلان
The
women's national team, the Falcons, will have their first match on Monday
against Indonesia at 7pm, followed by a game between Iran and Syria at 4pm.
The
championship's opening ceremony will launch at 6pm on Monday, before the
Falcons play their first game.
Historical
participations
The
only historical participation of the women's team in the Asia Cup was in 1995
in Shizuoka city, Japan, where the Falcons lost to the Philippines at 41–79,
Malaysia at 38-82, Hong Kong at 45-65, and Thailand at 42-71, but they won
55-58 against Indonesia.
The
national team will once again face the Indonesian team, which it won against
over 26 years ago.
What
makes the 2021 Asian Cup special is that it will welcome various teams
participating for the first time in recent history.
These
teams include
Syria, which has not taken part in the championship since 1986,
and Iran, whose last participation in the championship was in 1974.
Dana
Fadda, a leader to the Women's Falcons
The
team's manager, Faisal Nussour, and his assistant Nayef Asfour along with the
coaching team, decided to grant Dana Fadda the captain badge of the national
team in the Asian championship, given that she is the oldest amongst the
players, and because of her leading personality and her outstanding
performance.
Fadda
shared on the official website of the
Jordanian Basketball Federation: "I
appreciate the coaching team's confidence in me. I pray to God that I will be
able to hold this responsibility in the best manner by leading the team and
representing Jordan, in a way which reflects the reality of women's basketball
improvement in Jordan."
She
also pointed out, "We are glad to participate in Asian Cup Championship,
and we appreciate the federation's keenness to host it in Jordan and allow us
to play on our land among our own audience."
For her
part, the president of the Women's Committee in the Basketball Federation, Dina
Halaseh, stressed the federation's support of the coaching team's decision to
assign Fadda as the national team leader.
"The
Sports Channel" broadcasts the championship
Jordan
Sports T.V channel will officially broadcast the second stage finals of the
Asian Cup Championship.
All the
championship matches will be broadcast in accordance with the FIBA
requirements, while Samer Taha, Zaid Sahouri, and Mohammed Malas were appointed
as the championship's commentators.
Read more Sports
.jpg)
.jpg)
