BASKETBALL – BAHRAIN’S games in the second round of pre-qualifiers for the Fiba Asia Cup 2029 are set to be held in Lebanon next month.
This was announced by the Fiba regional office-Asia, which revealed Mongolia as the second host nation in this stage of pre-qualification.
Twelve teams have made it into this phase from four different groups of the opening round, and are now drawn into two pools of six teams each.
Bahrain’s senior men’s basketball national team are in Group E alongside Palestine, Kazakhstan, the UAE, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka, and their games are to take place at the Lebanese town of Zouk Mikael from November 27 to 30.
The Bahrainis, coached by Slobodan Subotic from Slovenia, made it through to this phase after winning all four of their Group A fixtures in the first round of pre-qualifying held in Dubai, the UAE, in August and September.
Group F is composed of Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Fiji, and hosts Mongolia, with their fixtures set to be played in Ulaanbaatar.
All teams carry forward their results from the Fiba Asia Cup 2029 pre-qualifiers’ first round.
The top four teams from each group at the end of the second stage will make it to the Fiba Asia Cup 2029 qualifiers, joining the 16 automatically qualified teams – by virtue of their participation in the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The Fiba Asia Cup 2029 qualifiers will comprise three international windows followed by two Fiba Asia Cup 2029 qualifying tournaments for third-placed teams to ascertain the 16 nations that will feature in the continental showcase.
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