11 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 sports Bahrain set for tough challenge

Bahrain to face India• today in Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers

TDT | Manama

ahrain take on India to- night in their opening Bqualifying game for the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup. The contest is scheduled for a 7pm tip-off at the Khalifa Sports City arena in Isa Town. All are welcome to attend. En- trance will be free. Coach Vincent, right, gives instructions as he conducts practice alongside his coaching staff Bahrain and India are both in Group D of the qualification The players who will be suit- Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Muin Bek games, there will be a long process along with Lebanon and ing up are Mohammed Hussain, Hafeez, Joginder Singh, Prasan- break before the Bahrainis Iraq. Following this evening’s Ahmed Aldurazi, Mohammed na Vankatesh Sivakumar, Sahil, next take to the court on No - opener, the Bahrainis travel di- Buallay, Subah Hussain, Mo - Prashant Singh Rawat, Aravind vember 26, which will be away rectly to Beirut where they will hammed Salman, Mohammed Annadurai, Princepal Singh, against Iraq. They then play Bahrain big man Giles with a two-handed dunk during the team’s practice face off with their Lebanese Qurban, Maytham Jameel, Hes- Amaan Sandhu and Arvind Aru- away once again against India yesterday at the game venue counterparts on Monday. ham Sarhan, Mohammed Ameer, mugam. on November 29. Their final Bahrain head coach Sam Vin- Muzamel Ameer, Ahmed Najaf India are coached by re - two qualifiers will be held in pei, Japan, and ; Only the top two teams from cent from the USA has finalised and CJ Giles. nowned Serbian tactician Ve- February of next year, both at Group C consists of , each of the six qualification his 12-man roster for the up - The visiting Indian team in- selin Matic, who also formerly home against Lebanon and then Hong Kong, New Zealand and groups book their tickets to the coming pair of fixtures. He has cludes two seven-footers in Am- in charge of the national teams Iraq. Guam; Group E features Saudi Fiba Asia Cup, while the third- dropped power forward Ali ritpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh, of Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran In the rest of qualifying, Group Arabia, Syria, Qatar and Iran; placed teams go to another stage Shukrallah from national league both of whom are a towering and Poland before signing with A features the Philippines, In- and Group F is composed of Jor- of qualification, where another champions Muharraq and point seven feet, two inches tall. The India. donesia, and South dan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and four final spots will be up for guard Ahmed Aziz of Manama. rest of the squad features captain Following their first two Korea; Group B includes Tai- Palestine. grabs.

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