Posted By
Najib
Jul 18, 2013 08:06
Here's the letter that was sent to the Lebanese Basketball Federation by the FIBA explaining the reasons behind the suspension: Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. Secretary General, We acknowledge receipt of the documents and information requested in our email of 16 July 2013 following your request to reconsider the suspension of your federation. This information undoubtedly allows us to shed more light on the current situation in Lebanon. Thank you for your cooperation in submitting…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 18, 2013 12:17
VDL : FIBA has reportedly taken a decision to suspend for four year's the Lebanese national basketball team's participation at international tournaments. The Lebanese Federation did not confirm or react to this decision but there's no denying that we deserve this ban. The Lebanese Federation is a disgrace and needs to resign immediately specially after the flagrant financial scandal. I only feel bad for the players and the fans but I am almost sure we…
Lebanon
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I first read about this scandal in Annahar (before the article was removed), and I’ve been waiting since for the official statement by the federation’s committee which came out yesterday and confirmed the theft. Dr. ...
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Lebanon
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Information
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Critiques
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I always favorite or email myself some articles during the day to read them later on at night. One of them was an article by Annahar today about 130,000$ that went missing from the Lebanese ...
Critiques
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