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Muzamel Ameer ... candidate at small BBA shortlists players forward for All-Star Game

TDT | Manama year’s highly anticipated exhi- The shooting guards to choose to vote for the players they bition contest. from are Mohammed Buallay would like to see play in the ahrain’s biggest basketball Fans are being invited by the BETTER from Muharraq; Ahmed Aziz, All-Star contest. stars are in line to play in BBA to vote in the players who Mohammed Hussain and Has- The game is set to be the Bthis year’s Bahrain Bas- they believe deserve a slot on san Nowrooz from Manama; headlining event in the BBA’s ketball Association (BBA) All- one of the two All-Star teams. KNOW Hesham Sarhan from Ahli; Ali upcoming All-Star Festival, Star Game. A total of 24 hopefuls, 12 for Jassim from Riffa; Ahmed Jamal which is set to be held as part of The BBA released yesterday each team, will get to play in from Al Hala; Hussain Moham- their celebrations of the King- its roster of candidates for this the one-off affair, which has be- med and Fadallalah Abbas from dom of Bahrain’s National Day. A total of 24 hope- Najma; Khalid Ali from Bahrain The schedule for the festival and fuls, 12 for each Club and Mohammed Abdulla details of the event’s other com- team, will get to from Sitra. petitions like a Slam Dunk Con- play in the one-off From the small forwards, test or a Three-Point Shootout, affair, which has there are Bader Abdulla Mal- along with their participants, become a staple abes and Mohammed Juma’a have yet to be announced. from Muharraq, Muzamel on the BBA’s yearly Ameer from Manama, Maytham calendar Jameel and Sayed Hashim Habib from Ahli, Ali Jaber from Naj- ma, Ali Ghadeer from Ettihad, and Mohammed Nabeel from Isa Town. The power forwards in the running are Mohammed Ameer come a staple on the BBA’s yearly from Manama, Mohammed Qur- calendar. ban from Ahli, Subah Hussain Through their official social from Riffa, and Mohammed Al- media account on Instagram, butti and Ahmed Hassan from the BBA has called on fans to Nuwaidrat. vote in four point guards, six The shortlisted centres in- shooting guards, four small for- clude Ali Shukrallah from Mu- wards, four power forwards, two harraq, Ahmed Najaf from Ma- centres, and four professional nama, Abdulrahman Ghali from players. Riffa, Essa Ebrahim from Sitra The point guards who are can- and Hassan Fahad from Al Et- didates include Ahmed Hassan tihad. from Muharraq, Ahmed Salman The professional players are and Hussain Shaker from Ma- Kevin Murphy from Muharraq, nama, Ali Aqeel from Al Ahli, Christopher McKnight from Younes Kuwayed from Riffa, Manama, Haminn Quantance Hussain Lulu from Bahrain from Nuwaidrat, Joseph Jones Club, Hassan Helal and Ammar from Riffa, Milos Macura from Mohammed from Al Ettihad, Sitra, Lester Ferguson from Bah- Qassim Hassan from Al Najma rain Club and Antwan Wilkerson and Hussain Busafwan from Sa- from Samaheej. Mohammed Buallay ... hopeful at shooting guard maheej. Fans have only a limited time Mohammed Qurban ... leading power forward

Man Utd draw Club Brugge, Arsenal Greenwood is ‘special talent’, says Maguire

AFP | London pressive Premier League wins get Olympiakos in Europa League against Tottenham and Man- AFP | Nyon, Switzerland arry Maguire believes chester City. I think it’s pretty HManchester United are Victor Lindelof’s own goal anchester United will lucky to have “special talent” gave Duncan Ferguson’s side similar to his goal Mtake on Club Brugge in Mason Greenwood after the the lead and infuriated Magu- in midweek, to be the last 32 of the Europa League teenager scored his seventh ire, who could not understand honest. He’s a special while struggling Arsenal will goal of the season to rescue a why VAR gave the opener the talent, he’s a young face Greek side Olympiakos fol- point against Everton. green light after Dominic Cal- boy, he’s working hard lowing Monday’s draw in Nyon. With the club celebrating vert-Lewin caught David de in training United, who won the com- reaching 4,000 consecutive Gea as the corner came in. petition under Jose Mourinho matches featuring a youth Pushed on Everton’s HARRY MAGUIRE in 2017, travel to Bruges for the product in their squad, the goal, Maguire told MUTV: first leg on February 20 before exciting 18-year-old came off “Quite simply, I’ve returning to Old Trafford a the bench to seal a 1-1 draw on watched it back, it’s a week later. Sunday. foul. It is frustrating. United in sixth place “There is no easy team at this Greenwood has long been “Nowadays, you can’t in the Premier League stage but the team is doing well touted as a future United star impede the goalkeep - table, four points behind and hopefully we can get a good and underlined his potential ers. When I am going up fourth-placed Chel- result,” United club ambassador with a fine finish, fresh from for a corner, I sea. Park Ji-Sung told BT Sport. hitting two goals in a man of- know I can’t “A couple of years ago we the-match display against AZ jump above won the trophy and we know Alkmaar in Thursday’s Europa the goalkeep- how beneficial it is, particularly League encounter. er and make with qualification to the Cham- “It’s a great finish again,” said contact with pions League.” The UEFA Europa League trophy pictured ahead of the draw for the last 32 Maguire. “I think it’s pretty him unless Arsenal are languishing ninth similar to his goal in midweek, I’m mak- in the Premier League after Ajax were drawn with Span- top competition. to be honest. He’s a special tal- ing contact sacking coach Unai Emery but ish outfit Getafe following their Celtic face FC Copenhagen ent, he’s a young boy, he’s work- with the finished top of their group in surprise exit from the group of Denmark while Steven Ger- ing hard in training. ball at the Europe and are also away in stage of the Champions League, rard’s Rangers come up against “He needs to keep his head same time.” the first leg. while Serie A leaders Inter Mi- Portuguese outfit Braga. down, not get carried away and “Then “We are not doing so well, lan travel to Ludogorets. Sevilla travel to Romanian I’m sure he’s going to have a big you see their unfortunately in the Premier Antonio Conte’s side will be side Cluj with the five-time future for this club and we’re player has charged League, so this could be a route among the favourites for the winners riding high in La Liga, lucky to have him.” in, he’s made contact into the Champions League competition alongside last while fellow Spaniards Espan- Greenwood’s performance with David, he hasn’t next year, so I’m sure it will season’s Champions League yol travel to Wolverhampton off the bench against Everton made contact with Mason be one of our priorities,” said semi-finalists Ajax after fail- Wanderers, who are enjoying was one of few positives on the ball. It should be Greenwood Arsenal club secretary David ing to get past Barcelona and their first European campaign a frustrating afternoon, with a foul.” Miles. Borussia Dortmund in Europe’s in nearly four decades. United failing to build on im- The draw leaves