After 29 years of service in the Basket of Dreams, the Al Ittihad basketball family invited Senegalese coach Sis Samba to help nurture a golden generation that has achieved success in the local championships of the Gulf, Arab countries and Asia, where he led them in youthful age. stages, then worked as an assistant to the American coach Randy, and also took over the reins in the main team for several periods.
The celebration was joyous, in the presence of the president of the Basketball Association, Bassam Tashkandi, who said in his speech: “Samba coached him when he was a Federation player.”
For his part, Federal Basketball Association giant Hassan Atallah said: “Samba trained me and my sons, Mohammed and Muthanna.
The ceremony was attended by an honorary member of the Al-Ittihad Club, Dr. Muhammad Bukhari, who is known for his special support of the various games of the dean and presented a financial award in recognition of his efforts throughout all these years within the Federation. The event was also attended by stars of the golden generation Ghassan Yanbuwi, basketball supervisor of the current club Al Ittihad, Mabrouk Al Harbi, Osman Fallata, Sami Fallata and Ziad Fallata.
The stars of the current team, led by captain Ayman Madani, also wanted to attend the ceremony.