Al-Kawkab Marrakesh was crowned champion of the Arab Women's Basketball Clubs in its twenty-fourth edition for the first time after its broad victory over Algeria's Kosidar by 20 points and with a score of 71/51. The owners of the land did not find any difficulty in achieving the title and overcoming the shock of the violent earthquake that struck brotherly Morocco a few days ago, earning everyone’s appreciation for continuing the championship journey despite all the difficult circumstances and repercussions left by the earthquake. He succeeded in dealing with the match, striking a fatal blow in the first half, which ended with a 21-point margin, 44/23 What is noteworthy is that Al-Kawkab scored 37 points, more than half the score, through its two professionals, Alex Jones, 20 points, and Brittany Jones, 17. He also scored 7 three-pointers from 21 attempts from outside the arc, compared to three for the Algerian team, one from three attempts.
Following the match, Major General Ismail Al-Karkawi, President of the Arab and Emirati Basketball Federations, handed over the championship cup to Hoda Bashar, Captain of Al-Kawkab, and awarded the gold medals to the female players, with the participation of Mustafa Aourash, President of the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation, while Dr. Magdi Abu Freikha, Vice-President of the Arab Federation, imitated the silver medals to the Kosidar players. The bronze medals went to Gift Star of Somalia after the withdrawal of Al-Qarin of Kuwait, Brigadier General Abdullah Shalabi, Secretary General of the Arab Federation, also presented medals to the tournament referees. Regarding the tournament’s stars, Al-Kawkab player Malika Kotari won the best player award, the Lebanese professional in the Kosidar team, Rebecca Akl, won the best playmaker award, and Yasmine Makhloufi from the same team won the three shot award.
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