KBBA names 12-member squad to participate in National Basketball B-Grade Championship 2019
As many as eight (8) teams are to vie in this four-day Inter-division B-Grade Basketball Championship 2019 which is scheduled to held from 10 to 14 April in Islamabad.
Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) is going to organize the B-Grade of National Basketball Championship into the current year and that will feature a total of about eight (8) teams belonging to the various regions of the country.
Participating teams are: Islamabad , Kohat , Sargodha , Mardan, Karachi , Rawalpindi, Mirpurkhas and FATA.
The organizers, Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) has disclosed its 12 member squad that will be competing in the upcoming matches of the championship that are: Zain Ul Abideen, Talha Amjad Ali, Mohammad Shabbar, Anas Azhar, Waran Anthony, Tahir Naqqash, Taimur Zaheer, Tashfeen Zaidi, Talal Ahmed, Saad Basit Khan and Kieth Derek Johnson. While the stand-by players include: Rajkumar Lakhwani, Hamza Perwani, Hasan Iqbal. Former International player, Zahid Malik will be the team coach and Ali Chanzeb will be leading the team.
President KBBA, Ghulam Mohammad praised the selectors for naming a strong, balanced team for the championship and expressed confidence that it will put up a fine show in Islamabad. The Karachi Basketball team will depart for Islamabad on 8th April.
Meanwhile, PSWA President Shahida Parveen has donated Rs 25,000 for the team’s expenses.
