Nikkhah Bahrami wants Iran to host FIBA Asia, reveals intention to retire from national team

by interaksyon.com (via Agence France-Presse ) INCHEON – The captain of Iran’s unbeaten basketball team at the Asian Games has called on the sports governing body to let his country host the Asian championships. Iran have won the FIBA Asia Championship three times since 2007, once each in Japan (2007), China (2009) and the Philippines (2013). Mohammad ‘Samad’ Nikkhah Bahrami believes it is time