Arab Basketball Confederation
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| File:Arab Basketball Confederation logo.png Association crest | |
| Founded | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| FIBA affiliation | FIBA Africa FIBA Asia |
| Website | arab |
The Arab Basketball Confederation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة السلة) or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.[1]
Presidents
[edit | edit source]- Egypt Azer Ishak (1965–1974)
- Tony Khory (1974–1977)
- Iraq Akram Nagy (1977–1991)
- Egypt Mohamed Hassanein Omran (1991–2002)
- Telal Ben Badr Seaod (2003–2015)
- United Arab Emirates Ismail Elkarakawy (2015–present)
Competitions
[edit | edit source]For nations
[edit | edit source]- Arab Basketball Championship (1974)
- Arab U18 Basketball Championship
- Arab Women's Basketball Championship (1983)
- Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship
- Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship
- Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship
- Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship
- Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship
For clubs
[edit | edit source]Related competition
[edit | edit source]- Basketball at the Arab Games (men & women)
