Baghdad – IA
Today, Friday, Al-Naft and Al-Karkh teams will meet in a match to decide the qualification ticket to the final of the Premier Basketball League for the current season (2023-2024).
The correspondent of the (INA) stated, “The match is being held in the People’s Olympic Hall and is one of the last semi-final matches qualifying for the PLAYOFFS, as the result indicates a tie (2-2) and the winner will meet the Air Defense team.”
He added, “Al-Naft team, the champion of the last edition, will be required to win if it wants to continue the journey of defending its title and adding another to its coffers. In addition, today’s match will carry the slogan: There is no alternative to victory to reach the final.”
He explained, “Al-Akhdar’s task seems not to be easy as he will face Al-Karkh, one of the previous champions of the tournament, especially since the latter possesses all the technical and physical qualifications in addition to the tactical skills that allow him to win the match.”
He stated that “Al-Naft coach Khaled Yahya will rely in the starting lineup on the experience of his players, the most prominent of whom are professionals (Edgar Souza, Shane Gibson and Antoine Wiggins, as well as local players Karar Hamza, Abbas Fadel, Haidar Jumaa and Muhammad Falih). On the other hand, the Canary players aspire to forget the loss in the previous match in the series.” “Focusing on achieving victory and moving forward towards the final.”
He stressed that “the technical staff of the Al-Karkh team, led by its coach Bilal Hatem, will seek to develop a plan to correct the lapses that occurred in the last match in order to achieve the desired goal of qualifying for the final match.”