The Riyadi team was crowned champion of the Lebanese Basketball League for the 2025/2026 season after defeating Al-Hikma in the final.
The Egyptian legend Ismail Ahmed, aged 49, led his Riyadi team to clinch the title.
Riyadi won the seventh and final game of the Lebanese League finals series, ending the series 4-3 in Riyadi's favor.
Riyadi increased its tally of Lebanese League titles to 20 championships, as the most decorated team in the league.
Egyptian basketball legend Ismail Ahmed, player for the Lebanese Riyadi team, entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Ismail Ahmed became the oldest player in basketball history to record a "triple-double" in a single game.
That at the age of 49 years and 243 days.
A "triple-double" is recording 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists or more in a single game.
Ismail Ahmed is considered one of the stars of the Egyptian national basketball team throughout history and has been active in the Lebanese league for many years.
Ismail Ahmed also played for Al-Ittihad Alexandria club in Egypt for several years before returning to the Lebanese league.
