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Assalamu-ailaikum!
By the Grace of Allah we held our first preseason game of the new 2017/18 season for Ahmadiyya Ottawa Basketball League - Alhumdolillah! We had two amazing action-packed games with the excitement brewing since Fajr namaz. It is requested that all players make an effort to attend the Fajr prayer at 6:30 am which is the primary purpose of coming to the mosque.
JazakAllah to all the scorekeepers, refs and everyone who helped make the games today successful and kept it friendly.
The next AOBL game will be held this Sunday, October 29, 2017 in the morning after Fajr Namaz.
It will be the first regular season games of the new season
Check out all the tabs on the left for the updated new look and record of the statistics - including standings, statistics, league leaders, a message board for posting, pictures of the evaluations last week and much more!
Game 1 - Amanat vs Shujaat
Amanat hit clutch shot to force OT and win!
The match between Amanat and Shujaat was of great scale! It was a close game with team Shujaat leading in the first half but team Amanat showed their true colors by making a comeback in second half! The game was tight throughout as both the Butter brothers (Hammad and Zamad) went at each other dropping 21 and 22 points respectively. Zamad was putting in work on the glass grabbing 16 rebounds for his team! Team Shujaat went into half time with the lead with both brothers Ethsham Arif and brother Bilal Ahmed putting up great stats. The game came down to the wire and with 15 seconds left to go, team Amanat came up with the ball down 2. They made a good play and got a shot away but it fell short, but brother Emad Ryan put in work and got the quick steal and put it in to force Overtime. Overtime came down to the wire as well Hammad made a beautiful pass in transition to Emad to put away the game. In the end, team Amanat came out with a hard fought victory, winning 40-38
Game 2 - Sadaqat vs Rafaqat
Rafaqat pull out a good win in the second half!
The match between Rafaqat and Sadaqat started out with a bang! With both teams scoring back and forth, the match was sure to excite. Both teams started out strong with brother Taha Ahmad and Daanish Malik going at it with bucket after bucket. Both of them had good games finishing with 22 points and 23 points respectively. The game was tight as team Rafaqat went into half time with only a 2 point lead. But in the second half, they went in strong and finished strong. Team Sadaqat help up well with some great defensive efforts. Tanzeel Qureshi had 2 steals and 3 blocks while Shayaan Ahmed finished with 5 steals! In the end, team Rafaqat's offense proved too much as Daanish Malik and Fawad Khan combined for 39 of the teams 51 points with Qudoos Chaudhry putting up a healthy 10 points. The game finished with team Rafaqat coming out with a great win 51-34
JazakAllah to all those who came out! May Allah continue to shower his blessings on our works and may He make the best come from all our deeds- Ameen!
Wassalam,
Shayaan Ahmed
