DAMASCUS, April.12, (ST)-During its tour to the countries that are qualified for the Asian Basketball Finals, the championship cup arrived in Syria accompanied by Secretary-General of the Asian Confederation Aghob Khajiryan.
“The cup’s tour to the qualified countries is a good gesture from the AFC, and its arrival in Syria is a message for the return of basketball to its normal state, as the Syrian team is ranked among the top 16 teams in Asia” Head of the Basketball Association Tarif Qutrash said in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
The agency quoted Khajiryan as saying: “The good results achieved by the Syrian team qualified it to the Asian finals.. The Syrian basketball witnesses a new start, and the AFC will continue to support it to upgrade its level more.”
The Syrian team booked its seat in the tournament by beating Qatar in the third matches of the Asian qualifiers for the fifth group, to take the second place after the Iranian team.
Basma Qaddour