Lebanon women's national basketball team

The Lebanon women's national basketball team emerged on the regional scene in the late 20th century. They secured two third-place finishes at the Arab Women's Basketball Championship in 1983 and 1997.^[3] The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.^[3] Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.^[3] The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games.^[4] Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.^[5][6]

On the global stage, their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.^[7] In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place.^[8] However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013.^[9] This suspension prevented their participation in the Division A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.^[10]

After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.^[11][12] Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[13] Their 7th place finish in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup secured Lebanon's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament.^[14] Lebanon did not advance in the Pre-Qualification after losing all three of their group phase games.^[15]

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

2023 Lebanon women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 1 Zena Elias 23 – (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) South Alabama Jaguars   C 6 Chirine El Charif 38 – (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Riyadi   C 7 Narine Gyokchian 29 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Hatis   PF 8 Daniella Fayad 25 – (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Riyadi   SF 9 Layla Fares 34 – (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Beirut Club   PG 10 Rana El-Husseini 22 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Buffalo Bulls   PG 11 Rebecca Akl (C) 30 – (1992-10-18)18 October 1992 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club   PG 13 Miramar Mokdad 35 – (1987-12-24)24 December 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club   SF 14 Trinity Baptiste 25 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Plateros de Fresnillo   SG 23 Nathalie Sevaijan 35 – (1988-02-02)2 February 1988 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club   G 24 Amar Mansour 18 – (2004-11-07)7 November 2004 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Hoops Club   PF 33 Aida Bakhos 37 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Al-Ahli	Head coach   Georges Geagea[16] Assistant coach(es)   Ziad Al Natour   Gilbert Nasr Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 June 2023

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