Qatar Basketball Team to Hold Training Camp in Turkey Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

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June 4, 2026
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4-June-2026

Qatar Basketball Team to Hold Training Camp in Turkey Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

Doha: The Qatar Basketball Federation has announced that the Qatar men’s national team will hold a training camp in Antalya, Turkey, from June 11 to 20 as part of its preparations for the upcoming Asian and Oceanian Qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027.

The camp, headed by Qatar Basketball Federation Board Member Nasser Ajlan Al Kaabi, forms part of the team’s ongoing preparation programme aimed at enhancing physical and technical readiness while strengthening team cohesion. Daily training sessions will be conducted under the supervision of head coach Hakan Demir and his technical staff.

Following the conclusion of the camp, Team Qatar will face Tunisia in two friendly matches on June 23 and 25 at Al Gharafa Sports Hall.

Qatar will then resume its World Cup qualifying campaign with three important Group D fixtures. The team will host Saudi Arabia on June 29 at Al Gharafa Sports Hall before travelling to Ahmedabad to face India on July 2. Qatar will conclude this stage of the qualifiers against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on July 5.

The national team enters the next phase of the qualifiers following a series of encouraging performances, including a historic victory over Lebanon on Lebanese soil and a convincing home win over India.

Group D remains one of the most competitive groups in the Asian qualifiers, with Qatar, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia level on five points, while India occupy fourth place.

Under the qualification format, the top three teams from each group will advance to the second round, with the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 continuing through a series of qualification windows running until March 2027.