Few teams negotiated with Sabah and eventually he picked Al Mouttahed Tripoli knowing that Hekmeh BC probably will not make a team and will drop to the second division. Few weeks after Sabah signed a one-year contract with Al Mouttahed Tripoli (2006–07), Hekmeh BC made a team in the last minute just to survive and prevent dropping to the second division and because it was too late the Lebanese Basketball Federation allowed them to sign with free players so Sabah spent his year with Al Mouttahed Tripoli. It was a very short season for Sabah, because the team was young and new on the basketball scene (it was their second year in first division), so they finished 5th in the league and Sabah was one of the top assist players.