The Lebanese U16 basketball team will play an important match against Qatar in the second round of the Asian Championship, hosted by Doha, Qatar, tonight (20:00 Beirut time), and the winner will advance to the quarterfinals. The Lebanese team suffered their first defeat in the tournament on Tuesday night against their Iranian teammate with a score (56-73) following the results of first round matches in the second group. It was Lebanon’s first defeat in the tournament since their first victory against Indonesia (76-49).

It is noteworthy that the Asian Championship is part of the World Cup, which will be held in the Spanish city of Malaga from July 2 to 10, as four teams that qualify for the semi-finals of the continental championship will participate in the World cup. Championship with teams from around the world. Lebanon previously qualified for the Asian Championships by finishing second at the West Asian Championships held last month in Amman, Jordan.