Lebanese National Team 2015 - Road to Rio de Janeiro 2016

[toikins]

I remember very well that guy Rony Fahed. A very good point guard (for me better than Iran's Mehdi Kamrani) & worked well in tandem with Lebanon's No. 1 player Fadi El Khatib. For me Fahed is the best point guard to ever come out of Lebanon. Better than the shoo-in point guards of the current Lebanese NT pool- Ali Mahmoud & Rodrigue Akl. It puzzles me why Fahed is no longer considered as a candidate for the national team. Maybe it has something to do with the current NT head coach.

Ghassan Sarkis is the coach.
His son is the point guard. lolers

Rony Fahed is a decent player. He survived playing against Ricky Rubio in turkey 2010.

[athangonzales]

Cheers Lebanon! Welcome back

[Khalid80]

Thanks guys for the supporting messages! Maraming salamat po

[Khalid80]

I would have been very saddened had the ban went on for years and Fadi retired. Happy with this news. Fadi El-Khatib has been busy with crossfit training to stay in shape.

In one of the recent interviews Fadi mentioned that he started this season on a slow note... But after rigorous training, like you mentioned, he managed to lose 7 kilos and was able to regain his top form... He is still leading all Lebanese players in scoring with an average of 22.6 ppg.

[Khalid80]

Congrats for the lifting of the ban.

Now I want my idol to play again I can't remember his name though, plays the point and a veteran already, he's like a bulldog I love his intensity when he plays.

Edit: I got his name now, rony fahed

Rony Fahed is no longer the same player he used to be... and since he isn't on the best of terms with Sarkis I don't see him coming out of retirement to join the Lebanese NT once again... Moreover there are quite a few younger players who can be able to fill his absence (Rony will be 33 in a couple of months)

[Bernard]

Rony Fahed is no longer the same player he used to be... and since he isn't on the best of terms with Sarkis I don't see him coming out of retirement to join the Lebanese NT once again... Moreover there are quite a few younger players who can be able to fill his absence (Rony will be 33 in a couple of months)

Finally !!!
Good job on the unban interest by the federation!!

And welcome back to the international basketball court!!

[rocketstar47]

The initial squad that was named for WABA Championship later this month included the following 23 names:

Ali Mahmoud, Rodrigue Akl, Mohammad Ibrahim, Jean Abdelnour, Amir Saoud, Nadim Saoud, Fadi al-Khatib, Hussein al-Khatib, Elie Stephan, Mazen Mneimneh, Roy Samaha, Ali Kanaan, Bassel Bawji, Charles Tabet, Philip Tabet, Bashir Ammoury, Ali Haidar, Rony Fahed, Ahmad Ibrahim, Daniel Faris, Hayk Gyokchyan, Elie Chamoun and Elie Rustom.

What a weak team

[Khalid80]

What a weak team

This is the list that was selected for the WABA tournament... You'll be surprised once you actually see what these players are capable of And i'm sure you're saying that simply because you don't even know half the players mentioned on this list

[JAMSKIE]

This is the list that was selected for the WABA tournament... You'll be surprised once you actually see what these players are capable of And i'm sure you're saying that simply because you don't even know half the players mentioned on this list

Kinda agree with U. I think guys like Amir Saoud, Ali Haidar & Ahmad Ibrahim are young and promising. Add veterans Fadi El Khatib, Jean Abdel Nour, Rony Fahed & Ali Mahmoud, then Lebanon for sure won't be a push-over in Asia.

[toikins]

Kinda agree with U. I think guys like Amir Saoud, Ali Haidar & Ahmad Ibrahim are young and promising. Add veterans Fadi El Khatib, Jean Abdel Nour, Rony Fahed & Ali Mahmoud, then Lebanon for sure won't be a push-over in Asia.

Rony Fahed is back

[rocketstar47]

This is the list that was selected for the WABA tournament... You'll be surprised once you actually see what these players are capable of And i'm sure you're saying that simply because you don't even know half the players mentioned on this list

No more Lebanese glory without FADI, and VOGEL

[Khalid80]

Rony Fahed is back

His name is on the list... But that doesn't mean he'll be selected for the final roster or agree to play with the NT

[Khalid80]

No more Lebanese glory without FADI, and VOGEL

Fadi's name is mentioned... Vogel is 41 and still playing quite well in the Lebanese league... But he's past his prime...

I agree that Vogel was the best naturalized player ever for Lebanon considering the accomplishments we had with him... But this is not the end of the world... Lebanon over the last 20 years has become a country with basketball culture and a huge basketball following... the level of the league these last couple of years has been at it's best and the level of the foreigners and money being spent is at an all time high...
And now with the ban gone, and hopefully without any politics interfering in basketball again, Lebanon can slowly regain its' position as one of the best teams in Asia.

[rocketstar47]

Lebanon will beat Gilas in the coming tournaments

[behzadir]

Happy to have a talented and promising rival back... Great for West Asian basketball...

Congratulations my Lebanese friends...