Qatar’s Al Rayyan basketball team, which finished in second place at the 24th FIBA Asia Champions Cup, pose for a picture along with officials of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) at Doha International Airport, yesterday. Al Rayyan lost 84-74 to Iran’s Foolad Mahan in the final on Saturday in Amman, Jordan. Right: Yasseen Ismail of Al Rayyan greeted by officials of QBF upon arrival at the Doha International Airport. The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is Asia’s premier club level competition, involving the champion clubs of Asian countries. A total of ten professional clubs qualify every year from the sub-zones of FIBA Asia for the event. PICTURES BY: ABDUL BASIT
