Riding on the wave of their recent African Championship victory for local players in Angola, the Moroccan national basketball team is set to showcase their prowess at the 25th Arab Men’s Basketball Championship in Egypt.
Coach Labib Al Hamrani has summoned 19 promising players to a rigorous training camp in Rabat and Salé, started December 20, to fine-tune their skills ahead of the tournament. From this pool, the national selector will handpick the final squad of 14 players who will carry the Moroccan flag in this championship.
Scheduled to kick off from December 26 until January 3, the Arab Basketball Championship will witness an intense showdown among 10 Arab teams.
Below is the list of players summoned:
1- Abdel Hakim Zouita (FUS Rabat)
2- Omar Saleh Gueye (Joeuf-Homécourt – France)
3- Yassine Charkaoui (Majd Tanger)
4- Ayoub Nouhi (FUS Rabat)
5- Jihad Benchelikha (AS Sale)
6- Hamza Foulani (AS FAR)
7- Youssef Tobtabi (Wydad Casablanca)
8- Ali Sakine (Wydad Casablanca)
9- Badreddine Azuka (FUS Rabat)
10- Ilyass Akboub (AS Salé)
11- Abdelkebir Nouaa (Maghreb Fes)
12- Ayoub Achouri (Maghreb Fès)
13- Soufiane Benmahin (FUS Rabat)
14- Abdel Ali Al Haraichi (AS Salé)
15- Issa Boutanane (Ittihad Tanger)
16- Kevin Franceschi (Ittihad Tanger)
17- Mohamed Chouaa (Rouen Métropole – France)
18- Soufiane Kordou (AS Salé)
19- Oussama Ben Abbou (AS Salé)
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