2006 Doha Asian Games - Afghanistan in Group C

Newcomers Afghanistan are set to participate in Doha for the Asian Games.
They are grouped with Hong Kong and Syria in Group C , with Hong Kong being an easy opponent for the Afghani team, while Syria should be the dominant factor within the first phase, which leaves Afghanistan with almost no chance to reach the 2nd Phase.

In the Meanwhile in Germany, two young Afghanis are set to play in the NBBL , the first national youth basketball league.
Matien Askaryar, a 1,83 PG (78kg ,Born 2.2.1988) who played in the junior teams of Leverkusen and Schwelm joined the Phoenix Hagen Juniors to compete on the highest level, while Habib Hadi, who is a guard/forward is standing 1,91m (85kg , Born:10.11.1990) and should be receiving a lot of playing time with TV Langen.