Lebanese team wins in Arab Women Basketball

The Lebanese women basketball team returned from Morocco with an unprecedented victory winning the Arab Club Basketball Championship, Al Akhbar reported today. To note, the women’s team has joined the regional championship without being within the two runners up. This, at least, against its rivals who believed it was not close to beat the two-time winning Al Riyadi or Homentmen, who reaped the title of the latest two editions, Al Akhbar wrote. According to the newspaper, the Beirut team accomplishment is quite exceptional, noting that it was acquired from the club’s first participation in the championship after Al Riyadi pulled out for unknown, probably financial, reasons. The Beirut team management was bold enough to accept the invitation to represent Lebanon, Al Akhbar said, while mentioning that it did not play any match in the higher division it was recently promoted to. (Al Akhbar, November 25, 2019)