The technical staff of Annabi Basketball, led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, announced the list participating in the Asian qualifiers for the Saudi Asian Cup 2025, as Annabi prepares to play its first match in the second Asian window against the Indian national team next Friday in the Nehru Indoor Hall, and then faces the Iranian national team on Friday. November 25 at Al Gharafa Hall, as part of Group E matches, which also includes the Kazakhstan national team. The national team delegation traveling to India is headed by Saadoun Sabah Al-Kuwari, Secretary General of the Basketball Association, and 15 players are: Omar Mohamed Saad, Mustafa Fouda, Mahmoud Darwish, Khaled Rushdi, Babacar Dieng, Nadim Muslik, Mohamed Bashir, Tyler James Lee Harris, Aladeji Bobo Magassa. , Ndayi Hadj Sidou, Abdullah Yassin, Mustafa Ndaw, Mike Lewis, Alen Hadzebegovic, And Donte Grantham. In addition to the members of the administrative and technical staff, they are: Jassim Ashkanani, the national team manager, and Nabil Jumaa, the national team manager, in addition to the Turkish Hakan Demir (technical director), Cengiz Karadag (assistant coach), Sunit Yateem (fitness coach), Goktaj Dalbazar (coach), and Ehadji. Abdo (assistant coach),
The Iranian team leads the group standings with 4 points, equal to the Kazakh team, while the Qatari team comes in third place with 2 points, equal to the Indian team, which occupies fourth place.
The performance in the qualifiers is expected to be decisive for the Qatari national team in its quest to qualify for the 2025 Asian Cup.
