Category: Basketball
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NBA: 10 Africans and 10 challenges for the new season
The new NBA season kicks off on 24 October. While there was no African champion last season, Joel Embiid was MVP and top scorer. And once again this year, there are bound to be African stars to shine on the NBA. On Sunday, Sport News Africa publishes the 5 most eagerly awaited Africans before revealing…
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NBA – Pascal Siakam: “My qualities can adapt to any environment”.
For his 8th season in the NBA, Pascal Siakam will be under a new coach. But Toronto’s Cameroonian winger isn’t overly worried. He believes his qualities will enable him to adapt to Serbian Darko Rajakovic, who will be head coach in the NBA for the first time. In Toronto, everything has to be redone or…
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Road to BAL 2024: A look at Dynamo, novice but ambitious
Burundi champions Dynamo enter the Road to BAL competition in Dar es Salaam on October 19. The Burundian team will face Pazi Basket from Tanzania, KPA from Kenya and Sebeta City from Ethiopia. The winner of this group will qualify for the Elite 16. The Burundians are only aiming for the BAL finals. Dynamo are…
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Basketball – Serge Ibaka: “I’ve still got a lot of gas in me”.
Serge Ibaka returns to Europe.The basketball player who grew up in Brazzaville and is NBA champion in 2019 has signed a one-season contract with Bayern Munich. The 34-year-old winger believes he’s far from finished. Serge Ibaka at Bayern Munich Serge Ibaka joins Bayern Munich wearing number 14 After 13 seasons, Serge Ibaka says bye-bye to…
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World Basketball 2023: Africa does better than 2019
Representing Africa at the 19th Men’s World Basketball Championship, South Sudan, Angola, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire and Egypt failed to progress beyond the 1st round. However, the South Sudanese managed to secure a direct qualifying ticket for the Olympic Games. Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and Cameroon will go through to the Olympic qualifying tournament, where…
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World Basketball 2023: South Sudan’s incredible journey to qualify for the Olympics
South Sudan strikes hard on its debut at the Basketball World Cup. The Bright Stars are the best African selection. The result is a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. South Sudan is writing a new chapter in its history. After the Afrobasket and the World Cup, the Bright Stars are about to discover…
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World Basketball 2023: Things go south for Africa
The group phase of the Men’s Basketball World Cup came to an end on Wednesday with the elimination of South Sudan, Cape Verde and Côte d’Ivoire, who follow Angola and Egypt in the classification matches. However, three Africans shone: Dut Jok Kacuolt (21 pts), Cédric Bah (13 pts, 13 rbds) and Betinho Gomes (17 pts).…
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World Basketball 2023: Sousa and Amin shine as Hawkinson goes hot on Dončić’s heels
On the opening day of Day 3, two Africans distinguished themselves with their countries. They were Silvio De Sousa (Angola, 19 pts, 9 rbds, 2 assists) and Ehab Amin (Egypt, 22 pts, 6 rbds, 10 assists). However, the performance of Japanese Joshua Hawkinson (33 pts, +38 rating) should be noted.Guerschon Yabusele (18 pts) contributed to…
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World Basketball 2023: Gomes, Jones and Zouzoua, the African winning trio
Day 2 of the group phase ended on Monday with three African victories: South Sudan, Cape Verde and Côte d’Ivoire. Betinho Gomes (22 pts), Carlik Jones (21 pts) and Nisré Mimi Zouzoua (17 pts) were decisive for their respective teams. However, it should be noted that Rondae Hollis Jefferson (39 pts) and Luka Dončić (34…
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Basketball Worlds 2023: Angola record victory for Africa
Gambian-born German point guard Dennis Schröder (30 pts) shone on the opening day of Day 2 of the World Cup group stages. He wasn’t the only one, either, as Japan’s Joshua Hawkinson (28 pts, 19 rbds) was by far the best performer, with a +44 rating. The Africans shone in the shape of Jilson Bango…