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Abdel Qader Saad wrote in the newspaper “Al-Akhbar”:
The Lebanese national basketball team is conducting its last training session in Bahrain today, before the Indian national team meets tomorrow Friday, within the second window of the Asian Cup qualifiers to be held next year. .
Yesterday, Al Wasat Al Saloui woke up to a recording of the Lebanese national team player Ali Haidar, which was posted on social media at night, in which he attacks the president of the Lebanese Basketball Association Akram Al-Halabi, announcing his retirement to play for the national team in case Al-Halabi remains in charge of the federation in the next elections. Haidar challenged the sports media to conduct an interview with him to talk about the crisis that the game is going through, and the matter came to attack the sports media, accusing him of taking money in exchange for not talking about what is happening.
Haidar’s speech seemed surprising in its content, time, and place. Haidar is with Lebanon 72 hours before the important meeting for Lebanon in the Asian Qualifiers. Many speculated that an event in Bahrain had prompted Haider to appear and press charges. Later it turned out that things were going well. In Al-Akhbar’s contact with the head of the mission and a member of the administrative committee, Ghazi Boustani, the latter confirmed that the atmosphere was positive and that there were no significant incidents prompting Haidar to do what he did. “The exercises go well with a high degree of discipline, seriousness and concentration. Yesterday, the national team trained in the morning, then there was an evening training in the Iron Hall, and there is the determination of the players to achieve a positive result against India tomorrow and against Iraq next Sunday. Everyone here refuses to talk about the recording made by Haider, everyone wants to focus on tomorrow’s game, “Boustany said in a phone call with him.
Haidar, who challenged the media and exposed him to record it, was absent from the audience when “Al-Akhbar” tried to communicate with him and ask him about the merits of the issue, so there was a message exchange in the morning where Haidar promised via text message call, but could not hear. I called him “Al-Akhbar” at night, but the player did not respond.
It seemed that Haidar was speeding up his registration, especially as matters related to the national team are going well. The head of the mission, Ghazi Boustani, indicated that the Lebanese Federation had provided the team with all the requirements of the camp and therefore there is no justification for what Haider did.
So what are the reasons behind Haidar’s sudden statement on its content and timing?
Al-Akhbar learned that Haidar holds the Lebanese Federation responsible for not holding the local championship and thus depriving the players of their livelihood. He has always raised his voice on the need to launch the championship and come back to life on the playing fields.
Something that a prominent Salafi source sees as a correct claim. But the ones who ask about him in the first grade are the clubs before the union. The latter set three dates for the launch of the tournament, but the clubs were not enthusiastic or launched their exercises except for one or two clubs, such as Atlas. Here, the source asked: “Why doesn’t the player blame Haider for the clubs, specifically his club, Chanville, and asks him for the reason for not throwing drills and gathering players after setting three tournament launch dates? ? “
Another reason may be behind Haider’s remarks related to the arrival of words he said about the head of the federation Akram Al-Halabi that included insulting Haidar and talking about “bringing” him by force to the elected officials. Words that were contrary to the statements of the head of the mission, Ghazi Boustani, who said that Haidar did not show reluctance to join the national team when he was summoned, so there is no justification for the issuance of similar words by Al-Halabi. Even the Federation, the National Teams Committee and the technical staff of the national team knew the conditions of the players during the preparation period in terms of their practical commitments. There are players who missed training a few times due to special circumstances related to their work, and there were no problems. More than that, there is more than one player who apologized for not joining the national team for the same reasons, such as Elie Chamoun and Gerard Hadidian, and the federation did not issue any decision against him, “Boustany tells” Al Akhbar. ” .
Even the player Haidar in particular was flexible in dealing with him and his circumstances, as he missed more than once from drills, the last of which was a training session on Saturday before traveling last Sunday, which It was approved shortly after the arrival of player Karim Ezz El-Din and joining the mission. The national coach, Joe Majaiss, preferred to do a drill outside the program, in the presence of Ezz El-Din, to further adapt to the players.
Consequently, the narration of the words quoted by Al-Halabi about Haidar does not seem reasonable according to some, and even if it were correct, Haidar could have contacted Halabi and asked him instead of adopting the story and building on it, as confirmed by some observers. .
Trying to find another reason behind the player’s words and supporting some players on social media. Was there a deficit in the budget or in the details of the trip to Bahrain?
The answer comes from sources tracking that the Union has secured all material supplies in dollars and cash, despite the economic crisis. The team’s participation in Bahrain cost more than $ 40,000 (17,000 allowances for hotel entry and residence visas and transportation costs in Bahrain. $ 20,000 in exchange for travel tickets at the rate of $ 970 per card. 5,000) dollars for the naturalized player Ater Majok. 2500 dollars in emergency expenses in The hand of the head of the mission), in addition to 300 dollars for each player as per diem, and this amount was insured by the sponsoring clothing company (6 thousand dollars) and some money in the union account in the bank (4 thousand) and additional expenses to be covered by the union president.
After talking about the players’ concerns about the long wait at Dubai airport (8 hours), since the station was between Lebanon and Bahrain because there was no direct line, Boustany indicated that the itinerary to Bahrain was the best available and with a high cost of almost a thousand dollars per ticket, especially from the International Federation. He forced the Lebanese delegation to arrive three days before the match, “and therefore there was no choice but to Dubai or Egypt, but then the wait would be 25 hours,” says Boustany, explaining the theme of the trip.
So is there another reason behind Haider’s statements?
An observer, a Salafi source, links the upcoming elections to the statements, responses and interaction that many of the stakeholders in the elections are currently taking place. “There are those who exploit the national team for electoral reasons with the aim of distorting the image of the federation in front of the clubs and public opinion in light of transforming the battle from sports to politics, which is a dangerous matter at the FIBA level. , to which we must pay attention ”, says the negative source of“ Al-Akhbar ”.
As for the federation, sources close to her say that there is a decision of the federation not to respond. News “.
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