The Palestine men's basketball team left this morning, Monday, heading to Jordan, to participate in a training camp that will extend from November 11 to 15. ,This is after the end of the local camp that lasted for two months (last September and October) led by national coach Salim Al-Husri, and supervised by physical trainer Fabio Miguel, where the technical staff worked to enhance the players' readiness in preparation for the upcoming events.
This camp, which is distinguished by the inclusion of all players of the Palestinian national team, whether from the homeland or from the diaspora, which enhances the unity of the team and the harmony of its performance, and also within the framework of preparations to participate in the King's Cup Championship organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation, with the participation of the national teams of Jordan, Qatar and Syria, in addition to the Palestinian national team, as the championship will be held from November 16 to 19.
This championship is considered part of the preparations for the second window of the Asian Cup qualifiers. The Palestinian team is scheduled to meet its Saudi counterpart on November 22, then play another match against the Jordanian team on November 25. Players participating in the mission:
1. Salim Sakakini
2. Jamal Miali
3. Mohammed Musa
4. Ahmed Sanjak
5. Ahmed Younes
6. Yousef Al-Baabish
7. Edward Kharoufa
8. Ramzi Qamsiyeh
9. Brian Halmes
10. Amin Salman
11. Salah Halwani
12. Mohammed Qaq
13. Tamer Habash
14. Hassan Duweikat
15. Mohammed Abu Shamsyeh
16. Elias Marai
Administrative and technical staff:
1. Coach Ioannis Diamantakos
2. Assistant coach Salim Al-Husri
3. Pavle Milojevic - Assistant coach and statistician
4. Team manager Alaa Taqatqa
5. Fabio Miguel - Physical trainer
6. Moamen Ghanem - Physical therapist
Board members Nimer Ayoub and Anis Samaana will join the mission to accompany the team in its official participation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Palestinian team hopes that these preparations will achieve the desired results to enhance its readiness for the upcoming competitions. The Palestinian Basketball Federation confirms its full support for the players and the technical staff in their journey to achieve excellence in the upcoming regional and international events.