Dubai: Mosad Abdulwahab
On Friday, the Federation Cup Open for men basketball competitions will continue with 4 matches at a time at 7:15 pm. In the first group, Al Dhafra meets Al Nasr at the Shabab Al Ahli Club hall. Sharjah receives the title holder Al Wahda. In the second group, the Jam Academy team is a guest of Al Wasl. Al-Bataeh also hosts Al-Ahly youth.
In the first match, Al Dhafra seeks to correct its situation following the faltering start in the first round, in which it suffered a painful defeat from Sharjah, by a difference of 88 points, with a score of 30-118, which reveals a huge difference in the technical level between the title holder and Al Dhafra returning to participate in competitions following the absence of last season, which is the same ambition. As for the unit, which collides with the champion “the King” following he also suffered a percentage defeat of victory 42-100, and in the third match, the “Emperor” seeks to repeat his victory that he achieved in the first round at the expense of the best state teams, Al-Ahly youth, who won the triple last season, “the league title and the President’s Cup.” The state and the Vice President’s Cup”, but Jam Academy will not be easy to reach, especially as it presents a distinguished level that ensured it beat Al-Bataeh in the first round with a score of 97-94, while Al-Ahly youth go to Al-Bataeh aspiring to compensate for its loss in the opening round, which is the same ambition for the owner of the land Wanted, in turn, to achieve his first victory in the tournament.
The tournament will be held with the participation of 8 teams divided into two groups, with the positions being determined from the first to the fourth for each group, while the quarter-final matches will be held in the knockout system to determine the semi-finalists.