The dean of Emirati basketball coaches, Abdel Hamid Ibrahim, added the 60th title in his career for more than three decades, by leading the day before yesterday, Sharjah team to crown the Federation Cup, the first local season championships, after winning the final match against its guest Al-Ahly (108-106), in a match that spanned an additional game after the end of the original time with a tie (92-92).
Abdel Hamid Ibrahim expressed his happiness at the Sharjah of the first dome for this season, and the third, respectively, in (Al -Ittihad Cup), and his arrival to his 60th title in the world of training.
He told «Emirates Today», that: “The match for an additional run reflects the strength of the club that witnessed the final match, especially since we faced a more prepared team thanks to its participation in the (Super West – Asia) championship from the Gulf region, compared to Sharjah, who stopped playing for a long time due to the team’s entitlement in the Asian qualifiers.”
Abdel Hamid stressed that three main factors contributed to the victory industry over Al -Ahly youth and the crowning of the title, and said: “The club’s management support for the strategy of rebuilding the team by abandoning international players at great age rates, and relying more on young elements, clearly showed in the final (Al -Ittihad Cup) the correctness of this strategy, especially since our players Mahmoud Wassim, and Mohamed Mahmoud Asad played defensive roles in sensitive times, giving us the ability to heart We were 10 points behind a difference of pressure on the keys to playing Al -Ahly youth. ”
He added: “The fact that the final was held on the Sharjah Hall, as the land workers and the public had a great impact on giving our players more confidence, to go to a big meeting in front of a more readless team that arranged for strong matches expertise.”
He continued: «The professional duo in the ranks of Sharjah, Nicholas West, and Jones, for example, the third factor in dealing under pressure, amid great efforts by the players to compensate for the absence of the third professional Justin Rochard due to the injury.
Abdel Hamid thanked the club management, and said: “The club’s management’s support for the strategy of rebuilding the team started its fruits, and I wish all the best for the youth of Al -Ahly who presented a strong match, and the success in the entitlement that he will play next month in (Super West – Asia), and to win the title of the Gulf region.”
He continued: «I am proud of what I have achieved for more than three decades, since my first beginnings with the unit in 1990, in a march that witnessed the UAE basket for its first historical title in the Champions Clubs Championship in 1993, as well as external achievements, including the leadership of the Saudi Al -Ittihad team to win the Asian Clubs Championship in 2001, before the (Emirates Basket) was given its first medals in the Asian Clubs Championship led by Al -Wasl to win a bronze version 2008, I followed the UAE basket for the first title in Arab Club Championships in 2011 with Sharjah Club.
He concluded: “I have not achieved achievements with the Sharjah team in the training stations that linked me to (King), including crowning the title of Gulf Clubs Championship twice in 2018 and 2019, and an unprecedented record in the history of the championship in terms of successive victories (11 victories in the two versions), in addition to my obtaining with the team on the general league shield twice in the two seasons 2003-2004 and 2019-2020, The Super Cup, the President of the State Cup, the Cup of the President of the State and the Federation Cup, which is the second time for me with the team after the 2021-2022 version.
Numbers in the march of Abdul Hamid Ibrahim
His career with the basket has been extending for more than three decades.
The first team was the unit in 1990.
His first external title was in the Gulf Championship with Al -Wahda in 1993.
The Saudi Federation led the Asian Clubs Championship in 2001.
He led the clubs of Al -Wahda, Sharjah, Al -Wasl, Al -Nasr, and externally the Bahraini Manama, the Saudi Federation and the Syrian Army.
He previously trained the UAE and Bahrain teams.
The bronze of the Asian Clubs Championship with Al -Wasl in 2008.
He won the Arab Clubs Championship with Sharjah in 2011.
He won the Gulf Clubs Championship with Sharjah for the years 2018 and 2019.
In 2021, he won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Sports Creativity for the local coach category.
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