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Oman Basketball Team Concludes Asian Qualifiers Campaign with
Victory over Nepal
Dubai, 1 Sep 2026 (ONA) — The
Oman national men’s basketball team concluded its participation in the first
window of the preliminary qualifiers for the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup, to be hosted
by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), securing a morale-boosting victory over
their Nepalese counterparts with a score of 76–62 in the match held in the
Emirate of Dubai.
Despite this win, the national team was unable to secure a
qualification berth to the second round of the qualifiers, having suffered
three consecutive defeats in its previous fixtures against the teams of Kuwait,
Bahrain, and the UAE.
The national team had competed in the qualifiers as part of
Group I of the West Asia region, which was contested under a single-round robin
format and featured the participating teams of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and
Nepal. The UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait secured the three qualifying slots to
advance to the next stage.
— Ends/AH
