Muscat: The Oman Basketball Association (OBA) crowned Al Seeb Club as champion of the Youth Basketball League for the 2023-24 sports season, while Salalah won second place, and Nizwa finished third.
The ceremony was held at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, under the auspice of Eng Khalfan bin Saleh al Naabi, President of the OBA, and was attended by Vice-President Dr Ali bin Salam al Yarubi, Secretary-General, along with club representatives.
As part of the celebration, the OBA organised an exciting 3x3 basketball tournament for the clubs that won the league. This was in line with the OBA's plan to promote 3x3 basketball among clubs, develop players' skills, and provide opportunities for competition and showcasing players' abilities.
Four teams participated in the tournament, representing the three winning clubs in the Youth League: Al Seeb (A), Al Seeb (B), Nizwa and Salalah.
The single-round competition resulted in Salalah's team, consisting of Sufyan Beit Tawfiq, Saeed Ghassan, Qaisar al Balushi and Abdulrahman al Balushi, winning first place after defeating Nizwa's team, consisting of Akram al Rashidi, Younis al Shariqi, Dia al Anqoudi and Saud al Sabah, in the final match with a score of 11-10. Nizwa came in second place, while Al Seeb (B) team, consisting of Mu'ayed al Battashi, Salem al Masroori, Ayoub al Jabri and Mohammed al Wahaibi, won third place after defeating Al Seeb (A) team, consisting of Abdulrahman al Mamari, Al Qasim al Zahaibi, Azed al Bahlani and Ozan al Ajmi, with a score of 9-5.
Eng Khalfan bin Saleh al Naabi, President of the OBA, presented the awards to the winners of the top positions. Al Seeb was awarded with trophy and gold medals, Salalah was awarded trophy and silver medals, and Nizwa was awarded the bronze medals. In the individual awards, Abdulrahman al Mamari of Al Seeb Club won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Top Scorer awards, while Qaisar al Balushi of Salalah Club won the Best Playmaker award, and Dia al Anqoudi of Nizwa Club won the Most Three-Point Scorer award.
Al Naabi said: "Focusing on supporting age groups and tournaments is one of the important windows that contributes to raising the efficiency and technical levels of players. OBA is making great efforts, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, to enhance the work of the athletes preparation centres that have been launched in several clubs in the Sultanate of Oman by a joint plan with the ministry."
"The league was successful and witnessed different levels, and it produced several promising talents that can be a real support for the teams and future age groups," he added.
"The athlete preparation centres aim to spread the game in all the governorates of Oman, as the project represents a real gateway for preparing athletes, and provides a good environment to attract talents from the age group, which contributes to strengthening the game and feeding clubs and national teams with talented players," he ended.
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