The “Championship Team” is behind the victory of Shabab Al-Ahly Basket over Al-Nasr

The temporary coach of the first basketball team at Shabab Al-Ahly Club, Saeed Ateeq, confirmed that focusing on the state of mind, and reminding the team’s players that they are a “championship team,” was the secret to the victory over Al-Nasr with a score of (99-82), in the match that brought them together, the first From yesterday, for the seventh round of the General League Championship.

The same round witnessed Sharjah’s victory over its guest Al Wahda (77-66), and Al Dhafra achieved a strong surprise by defeating its host Al Wasl with a score of (80-72).

Shabab Al-Ahly inflicted the first loss on Al-Nasr Basket in the league of the current season, so that the “Knights of the Basketball” entered alongside “Al-Ameed” at the top of the general standings, in partnership with Sharjah, with 13 points each, and four points behind each of Al-Wasl, Al-Bataeh, Al-Wahda and Al-Dhafra, which shared the position. Fourth, while Al-Jazira is in eighth place with six points.

The match between Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Nasr witnessed the brilliance of the American professional, Sir Dominic, as he scored 29 points and contributed greatly to his team’s victory in the result of the match.

Ateeq told Emirates Today: “Since I took over the duties of coaching the team, succeeding Tunisian coach Walid Zoraida, I have focused on two basic aspects, the first of which is motivating those with experience and young stars that they are the same team that won the records, and that they are able, through belief in their abilities, to reaffirm that they are (Championship team), in addition to focusing on the physical aspect.”

He explained: “After the loss of Al-Ahly Youth Basketball to Al-Sharjah in the fifth round, the club’s management decided to disengage from Tunisian coach Walid Zoraida, and gave me the task of temporarily leading the team, a responsibility that reflects the amount of trust in the club’s people, especially since I had previously accompanied many of the current players in the club. Reaping achievements.

Ateeq spoke about the keys and game plan that Shabab Al-Ahly worked on to achieve victory over Al-Nasr, and said: “We gained a dose of confidence from our victory over Al-Wasl in the last round, and we kept in mind the physical aspect, mental focus, and playing with the keys to playing in the Al-Nasr team, and stopping the danger of their professionalism.” The American, Marvell Harris, took turns monitoring him from the American professional, Washington, and Mohamed Mabar, in addition to not allowing the competitor to invest in his high percentage of three-pointers.”