Jordan’s Falcons Begin Preparations for 5 Window of FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

35 players called up for preliminary camp; two friendly games against Lebanon before departure to Malaysia

Amman, October 19, 2026 – Jordan’s senior men’s national basketball team will begin the first phase of its technical and physical preparations tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 20, as it gears up for its upcoming games against New Zealand and Australia on November 27 and 29, respectively, at the Karisma Arena in Seremban, Malaysia, as part of the fifth window of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027.

Spanish head coach Luis Gill Torres will oversee the training sessions of the Jordan Falcons, assisted by fellow Spaniard César Cámara Pérez and Jordanian coach Nayef Asfour, alongside Spanish performance analyst Ignacio Rodríguez, fitness coach Ahmad Samir, national teams director Mohammad Al-Dabbas, team administrator Abdul Hadi Salameh, and national teams programs technical director Marwan Matooq.

The coaching staff has called up 35 players to participate in the preliminary camp, which begins tomorrow morning, Tuesday, with the aim of monitoring the players’ technical and physical readiness and assessing their performances before moving on to the next stages of the extended preparation program, ultimately selecting the roster that will represent Jordan in the fifth window of the World Cup Qualifiers.

The coaching staff is expected to assess the technical and physical readiness of the players called up for the preliminary camp, paving the way for a reduction in the roster and the selection of the most prepared players. The final roster is also expected to include a number of key players, in accordance with the coaching staff’s vision and the national team’s needs for the upcoming phase.

The list of players called up to join the Jordan Falcons’ training sessions during the preliminary camp includes Sami Bzai, Amir Eid, Mohammad Masoud, Fadi Qarmash, Akef Al-Shayyab, Yazan Al-Taweel, Adham Al-Dajani, Malik Kanaan, Ahmad Al-Barbari, Yousef Dweik, Abdullah Shatat, Basel Abu Aboud, Hussein Ababneh, Ahmad Al-Khazaleh, Khaled Al-Zaher, Mahmoud Al-Hazaimeh, Mousa Mutlaq, Ahmad Hassouneh, Yousef Abu Wazneh, Mohammad Katkhuda, Tamer Anki, Nabil Katkhuda, Ali Kanaan, Mohammad Al-Buhairi, Mahmoud Diab, Sanad Madi, Yanal Abu Shuhail, Laith Sahliyeh, Yazid Abu Shuhail, Omar Abu Shuraikh, Issam Al-Hazaimeh, Qusai Freihat, Amr Al-Omari, Al-Tayeb Qasem Abu Al-Tayeb, and Omar Hijazi.

The preparation program consists of several successive stages, beginning with the preliminary camp on October 20. The Falcons will then move into the official training camp on November 7, with a roster of 16 to 18 players, depending on the coaching staff’s assessments and the requirements of the upcoming phase.

Jordan’s national team is scheduled to hold a domestic training camp in the capital, Amman, starting November 18. The camp will include two friendly games against Lebanon on November 19 and 21, aimed at improving cohesion among the players, assessing their technical and tactical readiness, and strengthening the team’s ability to meet the demands of the upcoming official fixtures.

The Jordan Falcons will conclude their domestic camp by departing for Malaysia on November 24 to undertake the final phase of preparations ahead of the anticipated matchups against New Zealand and Australia.

Through this gradual preparation program, the coaching staff aims to bring the national team to the highest possible level of readiness ahead of the fifth window, given the importance of the two upcoming games in the Jordan Falcons’ campaign and their efforts to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the third consecutive time and the fourth time in the team’s history.