Lebanon in Group A in the pre Olympic Tournament

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The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men will be played in Athens (Greece), in the 18.000 OAKA Sports Arena, located in Maroussi, from 14th to 20th July 2008.

Nine teams already qualified to the Olympic games , the remaining three men's berths for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be decided in this 12-team FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will feature the following participants: Cameroon and Cape Verde (Africa), Puerto Rico, Brazil and Canada (Americas), Lebanon and Korea (Asia), Greece, Germany, Croatia, and Slovenia (Europe) and New Zealand (Oceania).
Lebanon is in Group A , the strongest group together with Greece the host and the strong favorite to win the tournament and Brazil.
The Lebanese National Team is meeting every week and will start its serious preparations starting June .


1. Composition of groups:

Group A: Brazil, Greece and Lebanon

Group B: Cape Verde, Germany and New Zealand

Group C: Canada, Korea and Slovenia

Group D: Cameroon, Croatia and Puerto Rico


2. Preliminary Round (Lebanon games)
14th July 2008:

Game 1: Greece vs. Lebanon

15th July 2008:

Game 2: Lebanon vs. Brazil