AMMAN — Jordan’s national basketball team hosts the 11th King Abdullah Cup (The King’s Cup) this weekend as part of their final countdown ahead of the FIBA World Cup 2023 set to be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia as of August 25.
Jordan is slated to face Portugal on August 4, Angola on August 5 and Mexico on August 7 before leaving home to play Georgia, Iran, Montenegro from August 12-14, and facing China, South Sudan and Venezuela from August 18-22 ahead of the World Cup.
Jordan just concluded two training camps playing friendlies in Portugal where it beat the Ivory Coast, and lost to the Czech Republic and hosts Portugal in close matches. They also played in Lithuania where they lost three matches to the hosts.
During their World Cup countdown, Jordan set out to play around 15 high level matches in different continents. They have lost nine and won five…