The Egyptian teams (A) and (B) faced no difficulties in securing victories over Kuwait and Algeria during the opening of the 13th Arab Women's Basketball Championship in Cairo last night. Team (B), participating solely for experience and preparation for the World Cup, achieved a significant win against the Algerian team with a score of 82-55. The quarter results were all in favor of the hosts: 19-9, 20-19, 18-13, and 25-14. Despite the sizable loss, Algerian player Nasreen Tayba recorded the highest score with 18 points.
In the second match, a similar scene unfolded as team (A) defeated the Kuwaiti team with a score of 116-30. The quarter results favored the Egyptian team as well: 27-5, 31-6, 33-13, and 25-6, with Egyptian player Maral Ashraf achieving the highest score of 15 points.
In the second round today, Tuesday, the teams of Kuwait and Algeria will meet at 4 PM local time, followed by Morocco versus Egypt (A) at 6:30 PM.
