Qatar basketball team to meet India in friendly today

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July 10, 2025
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10-July-2025

Qatar basketball team to meet India in friendly today

Doha: As part of the second phase of the national basketball team’s preparatory programme, Qatar will meet India a friendly game on Friday at the QBF Hall at 7pm.

This game serves as a component of the Qatari national team’s preparations for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Finals, which will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from August 5 to 17, featuring 16 participating teams.

The draw has placed the Qatar in Group A, alongside Australia, South Korea, and Lebanon. Group B consists of Guam, Japan, Syria, and Iran. Group C includes China, Jordan, India, and Saudi Arabia, while Group D comprises Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Iraq, and the Philippines.

The Qatar national team is set to commence their campaign on August 6th against Lebanon. The tournament format has been established based on a group system, where the leading teams in each group will qualify directly for the quarterfinals, while the second and third-place teams in each group will engage in knockout matches using a cross-match system to identify the remaining teams.

Qatar are currently undertaking their internal training camp in Doha, supervised by the technical staff led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, with the involvement of all newly joined players, as part of efforts to improve both technical and physical readiness.

The Indian national team arrived in Doha on Thursday morning, July 10th, where it was welcomed by several representatives of the QBF.

The visiting team is conducting its daily training sessions at the QBF’s gym in Al Gharafa, in conjunction with the training sessions of the Qatari national team, which are also held in the same facility.

The friendly game will offer the technical staff of the Qatar national team a chance to experiment with various tactical strategies and assess the players’ performance in a competitive setting akin to continental games.

Additionally, it will foster team unity, particularly after the successful completion of the initial phase of preparations in Turkey last month.

A second friendly game between the two teams will be played on Sunday. It will mark the conclusion of this segment of the internal camp, prior to moving on to the third phase in South Korea from July 16 to 21.