Monastir - The African Mirror

BOITUMELO RANTAO AFRICAN basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers concluded their proceedings in Monastir, Tunisia with multiple teams including Nigeria, Mali, and first-time qualifiers South Sudan qualifying for the finals tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. Basketball’s eyes shifted to Yaounde, Cameroon as five-time champions Senegal continued their unbeaten run stamping their authority with a 69-51 victory over Kenya. Group B participants Kenya, under the guidance of the first-ever female head coach in a major continental competition, Liz Mills, impressed. They improved from the blowout loss against Senegal in the first Afrobasket qualifying window to a slim loss.. https://twitter.com/FSBBOFFICIEL/status/1362791085123244036 Elsewhere in group B Angola…

BOITUMELO RANTAO OPENING day of the African basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers started in electrifying fashion in Monastir with Nigeria staking their claim as Africa’s finest. Nigeria prevailed as winners (75-70) against an impressive South Sudan team in the latter’s first continental competition. D’Tigers (Nigeria national men’s team) had to pry the victory away from the determined South Sudan team coached by former National Basketball Association (NBA) All-star Luol Deng. https://twitter.com/AfroBasket/status/1362137886557155328 Currently ranked number one in Africa, under the guidance of new head coach Mdon Udofia, Nigeria booked their ticket to the main Afrobasket showcase scheduled for late 2021. Point guard…

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