Panama, forced to make a dignified closing in basketball

The selection of basketball panama is forced to make a decent closing at home, in the qualifying rounds for the FIBA World Cup 2023 when you receive today at 7:10 pm to your similar of Bahamas at the Roberto Durán Arena.

Bahamas and Panama the last game of the sixth window of the qualifier is played, both teams come to this game without options to qualify for the World Cup FIBA, to be held jointly between the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10 of this year.

Panama in its last match held last Friday night lost against Dominican Republic by board from 97 to 63, which kept the “bachateros” with options to reach the World Cup 2023.

For his part, Bahamas In their last game, also held last Friday, they were defeated by Venezuela 115-70.

Bahamas comes to face Panama with a mark of 11 losses and 3 wins.

For his part, Panama it has a record of 11 games lost with only 2 wins.

In the first match between the two teams on Caribbean lands, the “Roja Sin Manga” who drives Flor Meléndez fI was defeated by Bahamas by score from 83 to 79, therefore this game has the taste of revenge for the Panamanian squad.

with the party of Bahamas tThe Puerto Rican’s contract ends Flor Meléndez who led Panama in the playoffs, replacing another Puerto Rican, David Rosario.

The chances that Flor Melendez can continue directing Panama depends on the new directors who assume control of the Panamanian Basketball Federation (Fepaba).

Currently the president of the Fepaba is Jair Peralta, who said that the decision to continue Melendez It depends on the new directs that will come.

For now, Panama in basketball will have to prepare for the Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 that will be held in The Savior.