JEDDAH, 27 February 2004 — The 12th ALJ Basketball Tournament will open in the second week of March. The 3-month long tournament will feature teams from four categories, namely, the inter-division (ALJ Group of companies); inter-company, bonafide; inter-company-reinforced (open non-rated); and inter-hospital. “This will be a very competitive tournament especially with the inclusion of the Inter-Hospital Division in the tournament. As usual, we are expecting the top teams in the city to join this tournament. I can assure basketball aficionados that hard court action will be intense once the tournament starts,” Jimmy Beltran, executive director of Jameel Sports Organization, said.
Games will be held at the ALJ Sports Complex. Sheikh Mohamed Jameel, president of the ALJ Group of companies, is the tournament’s main sponsor. Powerhorse Energy Drink, Giordano Fashion, Nivea, Sigma Paints, Toshiba-Dora, Danone Al-Safi, Qatar Airways, Red Sea Paints, The Filipino Channel (TFC), Cali Drinks, United Matbouli Group Samsung Electronics, and SkyFreight Forwarders will lend support.
The Jameel Sports Organization and the Jeddah Sports Organization will organize the tournament in cooperation with the Overseas Filipino Sports Association.
