The basketball team at Shabab Al-Ahly Club booked a direct qualification ticket to the semi-finals of the “West Asia Super League” for the Gulf region, by defeating its host Kuwait, Al-Kuwait, with a score of (90-83), the day before yesterday, at the conclusion of the first group competitions.
Shabab Al-Ahly succeeded in reversing its loss to Kuwait in the first leg in Dubai last December with a score of (71-75), so that the point difference in the direct confrontations played the decisive role in the “Knights of Basketball” getting the top spot in the group despite the partnership that brought them together with Kuwait with 11 points each, out of five. One victory and one defeat.
The brilliance of the American, Sir Dominic, in winning the title of best player in the match (18 points and five successful catches of rebounds from the basket), and the young talent Hamid Abdel Latif, in winning the title of best scorer in the match with 25 points, contributed to the return of Shabab Al-Ahly in the recent period and the victory was decided.
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