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ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) has selected 20 players for camp training to appear in the qualifying round of the 26th FIBA Asia Championship for Middle East Zone.
The qualifying round of the 26th FIBA championship will be staged in New Delhi from July 13 to 15. The camp trainees along with five reserves were selected on the basis of their performances in the recently-concluded 50th Men's National Basketball Championship in the federal capital. The Pakistan Basketball Federation has confirmed the national team's participation and the camps will start as soon as the Indian govt gives clearance to team's visit, said PBBF Secretary Col (Retd) Naseem Butt.
He further said that PBBF is also planning to hold other international tours and we are in close contact with other federations to finalise international tours soon, he said.
Imran Bashir, Associate Secretary of both PBBF and Islamabad Basketball Association, was named coach while Safdar Hussain will be his deputy.
The selected players are: Ahmed Jan, Prem Shahzad, Tanvir Alvi, Asfandyar, M Akhtar, Yawar Khan, Shahbaz, Haris Kamal, Aamir Rashid, Muzammil Mehmood, M Shan, Aashir Gill, M Naveed, Altaf Habib, Waqas Ahmad, Dilawar Khan, Ali, Mohsin, Khalid and Anwer Khan. Reserves are: Awal Khan, Ahsan, Zahid, M Zohair and Elijah.
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) has selected 20 players for camp training to appear in the qualifying round of the 26th FIBA Asia Championship for Middle East Zone.
The qualifying round of the 26th FIBA championship will be staged in New Delhi from July 13 to 15. The camp trainees along with five reserves were selected on the basis of their performances in the recently-concluded 50th Men's National Basketball Championship in the federal capital. The Pakistan Basketball Federation has confirmed the national team's participation and the camps will start as soon as the Indian govt gives clearance to team's visit, said PBBF Secretary Col (Retd) Naseem Butt.
He further said that PBBF is also planning to hold other international tours and we are in close contact with other federations to finalise international tours soon, he said.
Imran Bashir, Associate Secretary of both PBBF and Islamabad Basketball Association, was named coach while Safdar Hussain will be his deputy.
The selected players are: Ahmed Jan, Prem Shahzad, Tanvir Alvi, Asfandyar, M Akhtar, Yawar Khan, Shahbaz, Haris Kamal, Aamir Rashid, Muzammil Mehmood, M Shan, Aashir Gill, M Naveed, Altaf Habib, Waqas Ahmad, Dilawar Khan, Ali, Mohsin, Khalid and Anwer Khan. Reserves are: Awal Khan, Ahsan, Zahid, M Zohair and Elijah.
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