The Arab Basketball Confederation () or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the

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. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.

History

It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be

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in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in

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Presidents

# Azer Ishak (1965–1974) # Tony Khory (1974–1977) # Akram Nagy (1977–1991) # Mohamed Hassanein Omran (1991–2002) # Telal Ben Badr Seaod (2003–2015) # Ismail Elkarakawy (2015–present)

Competitions

For nations

* Arab Basketball Championship * Arab U18 Basketball Championship * Arab Women's Basketball Championship * Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship * Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship * Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship * Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship * Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship

For clubs

Arab Club Basketball Championship The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams. The competition is organised by the Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC). Each season is typically held in October and is held in one venue. The tournament typically featu ...

* Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship

Related competition

* Basketball at the Arab Games (men & women)

References

{{National members of the International Basketball Federation Basketball organizations Basketball in Africa Basketball in Asia