Egypt tops the Arab female basketball players
The Egyptian team topped the Arab Female Basketball Junior Championship hosted by Jordan after its great victory over its Algerian counterpart 73/27 at the end of the preliminary round and achieving 6 full points, similar to the junior team, which in turn topped this tournament. Next Friday, the female juniors team will meet with the fourth-placed team in the semi-final The results of the periods were as follows:
22/10, 8/7, 20/6 and 23/4 , and the highest average of points was for the Egyptian player Yasmine El Gamal (15).
An exciting conclusion to the Arab basketball for juniors
Jordan beat Algeria in extra time by a basket.
he last round of the preliminary round of the Arab Junior Basketball Championship, which is currently being held in Jordan, witnessed strong competition between the Jordanian and Algerian teams to resolve the struggle for the third place and escape from facing the Egyptian team, the first candidate in the semi-finals scheduled for next Saturday, after the Egyptian and Tunisian teams booked the first and second places. The confrontation resulted in Jordan's victory in the first extra-time, by one basket
72/70 after the regular time ended with a draw 61/61. The credit for this exciting victory goes to the Jordanian star Amin Bilal, who scored 29 points. Thus, the ranking of the teams in the junior category becomes as follows: Egypt is in the lead with 6 points, followed by Tunisia 5 points and one loss, then Jordan 4 Points, finally Algeria 3 points, and Egypt will meet in the semi-final round with Algeria and Tunisia with Jordan, provided that the winners advance to the final match scheduled for Monday, while the two losers play for the third and fourth places. The rounds of the Jordan-Algeria match resulted in a tie in the first period 14/14 Algeria advanced in the second period 19/14, then Jordan in the third period 25/7, Algeria in the fourth period 8/21, and finally Tunisia in the first overtime 9/11.
In the junior championship, Tunisia defeated Jordan 65/50 and maintained the second place. It will meet in the semi-finals scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, with Algeria, the third, while Egypt will play with Jordan.
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