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AmeriCup Day 3 September 24th

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September 24, 2019

Group A:

The Dominican Republic started better in both halves, but Yamara Amargo and Cuba fought back both times and ended up with the 65-62 win.  The day ended with Jamie Scott helping Canada past Puerto Rico 78-50 to seize control of the group.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 65-62 CUB Amargo 30/8r Galindo 18/6r/6a Calvo 6/7r Martinez 5 Avila 4 Colas 2 Neyra 0 Jourdain 0 Tornell 0 Vargas 0 Garcia DNP Becquer DNP DOM Morton 17/6a Zapata 11 Evangelista 11 Monsac 9/10r Reynoso 5 Marte 4 Hernandez 3 Jones 2 Frias 0 Estrella 0 Caceres 0 Guerrero 0

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 50-78 PUR Rosado 11 Gwathmey 9 Salaman 7 O’Neill 6 Canales 5 Gibson 4 Pagan 3 Kuzmanic 3 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Maldonado 0 CAN Scott 20/9r Alexander 19/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Edwards 7 Hill 6/9a Hamblin 6 Carleton 4 Ayim 4 Langlois 3 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Colley DNP

Group B:

The United States opened the day with an 88-46 win over Jenifer Munoz and Colombia behind Sylvia Fowles.  Argentina bounced back behind Agostina Burani, getting a critical 74-54 win over Paraguay even though Paola Ferrari finally caught fire from outside.

United States vs. Colombia 88-46 USA Fowles 22/7r Dolson 13 Collier 11 Nelson-Ododa 10/8r Sykes 9 Samuelson 6/6r Charles 6/7a Ogunbowale 5/6r Williams 4 Canada 2 DeShields 0 Sessions 0 COL Munoz 20 Martinez 10/6r Arias 9 Palacio 5 Caicedo 2 Paz 0 Gonzalez 0 Rios 0 Lopez 0 Vente 0 Coy 0 Asprilla DNP

Paraguay vs. Argentina 54-74 PAR Ferrari 27 Caraves 12/14r Peralta 9/6a Rojas 3 Quevedo 3 Huttemann 0 Ghiringhelli 0 Pena 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0 Niz DNP Perez DNP ARG Burani 22/11r Boquete 15/8a De La Barba 9 Llorente 6/10r Fiorotto 6 Perez 5 Aispurua 4 Ale 4 Gonzalez 3 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Garcia DNP

2019 Asia Cup Day 1 September 24th

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September 24, 2019

Group A:

With both teams missing their stars, South Korea was expected to still easily beat Taiwan, but instead found themselves in a major struggle only pulling ahead in the second half to win 48-44.  Himawari Akaho and defending champions Japan had trouble with hosts India rolling to a 103-27 win.

South Korea vs. Taiwan 48-44 KOR Kim M-J 10/8r Bae 9/6r Kang 7/6r An 5/6r Ku 5 Park H-J 4/9r Park J-H 4 Youm 4 Shin DNP Sim DNP Choi DNP Kim Y-H DNP TAI Cheng 10/8r Huang P-J 7 Chen 6 Chu 4 Huang H-T 4 Huang F-S 3/6r Tsai 3 Huang L-C 3 Lin 2 Peng 2 Han 0 Wu DNP

Japan vs. India 103-27 JPN Akaho 23 Motokawa 16 Mawuli 11 Hayashi 11 Nagaoka 10/10r Tokashiki 10/7r Motohashi 9 Machida 5 Nakada 4/11r Takada 2 Watanabe 2 Miyazawa DNP IND Limaye 11/6r Skaria 4 Geetha 4 Kumari 3 Nixon 3 Mahesha 2 Udayakumar 0 Kokkalera 0 Rajaganapathi 0 Kaur 0 Sonkar 0 Arvind 0

Group B:

A long day in Bengaluru started with Australia breezing past the Philippines 123-57.  Both teams started slow in the other game in the group, but China eventually built a big lead to defeat New Zealand 67-44.

Australia vs. Philippines 123-57 AUS Magbegor 18/6r O’Hea 17 George 11/14r Blicavs 11 Talbot 11/6a Bishop 11 Allen 11 Nicholson 10 Seekamp 9 Garbin 6 Mitchell 5/9a Ebzery 3 PHI Miranda 17 Bernardino 15 Hayes 9 Castillo 6 Tongco 3 Cabinbin 2 Animam 2 Jose 2 Chan 1 Pontejos 0 Daez 0 Nabalan 0

China vs. New Zealand 67-44 CHN Shao 13/6r Li Y 13 Wu 10 Yang 9 Han 7 Li YR 6/14r Liu 4 Gao 2/6r Guo 2 Wang 1 Chen 0 Shi DNP NZL Cocks 10 Boagni 7 Paalvast 7 Davidson 6 Beck 6 Edmonson 4 Karaitiana 2 Leger-Walker 2 Purcell 0/6r Taylor 0 West 0 Fotu DNP

AmeriCup Day 2 September 23rd

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September 23, 2019

Group A:

The Dominican Republic played their first game in Monday’s opener as Julady Zapata led them past Mexico 67-52.  Kayla Alexander and Canada eventually built up a big lead to beat Cuba 87-51.

Dominican Republic vs. Mexico 67-52 DOM Zapata 20/6s Evangelista 14 Reynoso 11/10r Frias 9 Hernandez 7 Monsac 2/9r Morton 2/8r/6a Marte 2 Jones 0 Estrella 0 Caceres 0 Guerrero DNP MEX Luna-Castro 16/10r Valenzuela 10/8r Pardo 9 Avila 9 Romo 2 Soto 2 Taylor 2 Estrada 1 Beltran 1 Asencio 0 Ramirez DNP Castaneda DNP

Canada vs. Cuba 87-51 CAN Alexander 23/15r Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Hill 12 Carleton 10 Ayim 8 Scott 6 Langlois 6 Hamblin 5 Edwards 2 Gaucher 2 Dornstauder 1 Colley DNP CUB Galindo 15 Amargo 12 Tornell 7 Colas 5 Calvo 3 Avila 3 Neyra 2 Martinez 2 Jourdain 2 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP

Group B:

Colombia bounced back from a tough loss with a 74-51 win over Paola Ferrari and Paraguay.  Argentina was the last team to play their first game, but came out flat against Brazil, slumping to a 76-49 defeat.

Colombia vs. Paraguay 74-51 COL Munoz 16 Palacio 14 Arias 13/7r Martinez 12/6r Gonzalez 6 Paz 5/15r Caicedo 4 Rios 4 Vente 0 Lopez 0 Coy 0 Asprilla DNP PAR Ferrari 20/7r Caraves 14/9r Peralta 9/7r Ghiringhelli 4 Pena 3 Quevedo 1 Huttemann 0 Rojas 0 Gomez 0 Niz 0 Perez 0 Ibarra DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 49-76 ARG Boquete 10 De La Barba 9/6r Llorente 7/7r Burani 7 Ale 7 Fiorotto 2 Marchizotti 2 Aispura 2 Perez 2 Durso 1 Gonzalez 0 Garcia 0 BRA Teixeira 15 Dos Santos 13/16r Dantas 10 De Souza 6/9r Costa 6 Goncalo 6 Paixao 6 Monteiro 4 Dias 4 Pacheco 4 Ramona 2 Gomes Colhado DNP

AmeriCup Day 1 September 22nd

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September 22, 2019

Group A:

The latest edition of the tournament started on Sunday in San Juan as seven teams look to continue their hopes at joining the United States in the Olympics from this region.  Two-time defending champions Canada started the day with a decisive 109-53 win over Mexico with Jamie Scott leading the way.  Hosts Puerto Rico ended the day by beating Cuba 80-55 despite the best efforts of Yamara Amargo.

Mexico vs. Canada 53-109 MEX Luna-Castro 12 Estrada 10 Valenzuela 9 Soto 8 Avila 5 Romo 4 Beltran 2 Ramirez 2 Pardo 1 Castaneda 0 Asencio 0 Taylor 0 CAN Scott 21/6r Alexander 18/11r Carleton 15/8a Raincock-Ekunwe 15 Ayim 13 Edwards 10 Hill 8/9a Hamblin 6 Langlois 3 Dornstauder 0 Gaucher DNP Colley DNP

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 55-80 CUB Amergo 20 Avila 13 Galindo 7/9r Calvo 6 Vargas 3/6r Colas 3 Jourdain 3 Becquer 0 Martinez 0 Neyra 0 Tornell 0 Garcia 0 PUR Gibson 14/6r Melendez 12 Quinones 11/9r Rosado 11 Pagan 10 Gwathmey 8 O’Neill 6 Salaman 5/7r/8a Kuzmanic 3 Maldonado 0 Roma 0 Canales 0

Group B:

With the new format, the United States is competing in the tournament again and they opened with Paraguay as Diamond DeShields helped them take a big lead early on their way to a 110-31 win.  The grizzled veterans faced the upstarts and Colombia was in position to spring the surprise, but Brazil managed to fight back and escape with a 67-61 win.

Paraguay vs. United States 31-110 PAR Peralta 9 Ferrari 6/8r Caraves 5 Huttemann 3 Gomez 3 Quevedo 2 Rojas 2 Niz 1 Ghiringhelli 0 Pena 0 Ibarra 0 Perez 0 USA DeShields 20/8a Ogunbowale 17 Fowles 15/14r Dolson 10 Nelson-Ododa 9/9r Canada 9 Sykes 9 Collier 8 Williams 7/12r Charles 3/6r Samuelson 3 Sessions 0

Brazil vs. Colombia 67-61 BRA Dos Santos 14/6r Dantas 12/9r Teixeira 12 De Souza 11/10r Paixao 8 Gomes Colhado 4/9r Pacheco 3 Costa 2 Ramona 1 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Dias DNP COL Munoz 19 Martinez 11/10r Vente 9 Rios 9/6a Arias 4 Palacio 3 Paz 2 Gonzalez 2 Caicedo 1 Lopez 1 Coy DNP Asprilla DNP

AfroBasket Finals August 17th-18th

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August 17, 2019

7th Place:

Egypt vs. Ivory Coast 62-58 EGY M. Awad 14/7r Elgedawy 13/6r R. Awad 10 Abelalim 7 Degheidy 7 Moussa 7 Elsharaawy 2/9r Abdelgawad 2 Bakr 0 Aly 0 Merssal DNP Marouf DNP CIV M. Kouyate 9/9r Kouakou 9 Fofana 9 Diawara 8 Berte 7 Mabelle 6 Gnanou 4/9r Yomy 3 Kolga 3 K. Kouyate 0 Djedjemel 0 Bognini DNP

5th Place:

Angola vs. Democratic Republic of Congo 68-48 ANG Lucas 18 Daniel 16 Filipe 11/8r Macuto 11 Manuel 4/6r Pequeno 3 Jorge 3 Dizeko 2 Matiquite 0 Mateus 0 Eusebio 0 Peso 0 COD Akonga 9/8r Mokango 8 Ngoyisa 7/6r Muganza Nyota 6/6r Mfutila Makiese 5 Kayolo 5 Kalanga 3/8r Mambengya Teba 3 Ngobeleza 2 Bisoga 0 Bombolo 0 Ndiba DNP

August 18, 2019

3rd Place:

Mozambique vs. Mali 54-66 MOZ Dongue 22 Seda 9/6r Pereira 7 Mucauro 5 Macamo 4 Cossa 3/6r Zita 2 Mafanela 2 Lhavanguane 0 Gimo 0 Erneso DNP Chiziane DNP MLI Tirera 21/6r K. Maiga 12/12r Gandega 12/6a M. Coulibaly 8/9r N’Diaye 7 Traore 3 Diallo 3 Camara 0 Diakite 0 A. Maiga 0 Doumbia DNP A. Coulibaly DNP

1st Place:

Senegal vs. Nigeria 55-60 SEN Traore 13/6r Sy-Diop 12 Niang 8 Sarr 6 Sene 6 Dieme 4 Wane 2 Diagne 2 Fall 2 Diarra 0 Diouf 0 Diop 0 NGR Akhator 14/9r Kalu 13 Amukamara 12 Elonu 7 Ibekwe 7 Nyingifa 3 Macaulay 2 Imovbioh 2 Balarabe 0 Ogoke 0 Edeferioka DNP Nwajei DNP

The last set of games was spread over two days.  Saturday started with Egypt playing for the fifth day in a row, leaving with a 62-58 win over the Ivory Coast in the 7th place game.  The Democratic Republic of Congo also played for the fifth day in a row, running out of steam in the 5th place game and losing 68-48.  Sunday started with the battle for the last medal with Meiya Tirera and Mali beating Leia Dongue and Mozambique 66-54.  After that it was time for the highly-anticipated rematch for the final game as Senegal gave the loud home crowd something to cheer about several times, but Nigeria held their nerve after losing several leads and escaped with a 60-55 win and a successful defense of their crown.  Also on Sunday, the draw was conducted for the next stage of Olympic qualifying.  Teams will play two games against the other teams in the group with the last place teams getting eliminated.  Crossover semifinals will be played by the remaining four teams for the two spots in the last qualifying tournaments.  Group A will consist of Nigeria, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Group B has Senegal, Mali, and Angola.

AfroBasket Quarterfinals August 15th

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August 15, 2019

The quarterfinals were played on Thursday with the winners also earning spots in the next stage of Olympic qualification.  Nigeria played first and used a fast start to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 79-46.  Leia Dongue and Mozambique were next, coasting past Egypt 80-66.  The closest game was Mali’s 60-51 win over the Ivory Coast as they only pulled away late.  Hosts Senegal took care of business against Angola with an 88-54 win.

Nigeria vs. Democratic Republic of Congo 79-46 NGR Kalu 17 Macaulay 14 Elonu 11 Akhator 7 Ogoke 6 Balarabe 6 Ibekwe 5 Imovbioh 4 Amukamara 4 Nwajei 3 Edeferioka 2 Nyingifa 0 COD Mfutila Makiese 15 Ngoyisa 11 Muganza Nyota 10/6r Kalanga 5 Mokango 2/7r Ndiba 2 Akonga 1 Ngobeleza 0 Bombolo 0 Mambengya Teba 0 Bisoga 0 Kayolo 0

Mozambique vs. Egypt 80-66 MOZ Dongue 25/9r Seda 17/13r Mucauro 16/10r Pereira 12 Zita 4/8a Mafanela 2 Macamo 2 Gimo 2 Lhavanguane 0 Ernesto DNP Cossa DNP Chiziane DNP EGY Degheidy 17 Moussa 12 Elgedawy 11/6r M. Awad 9 Abdelgawad 8 Elsharaawy 4 Abdelalim 3 R. Awad 2 Aly 0 Merssal DNP Bakr DNP Marouf DNP

Mali vs. Ivory Coast 60-51 MLI Gandega 15 Tirera 14 N’Diaye 13 M. Coulibaly 7/12r K. Maiga 3/10r Traore 3 Diallo 2 A. Maiga 2 Camara 1 A. Coulibaly 0 Doumbia 0 Diakite DNP CIV K. Kouyate 15 M. Kouyate 10/8r Gnanou 10 Diawara 6/6r Berte 4 Yomy 2 Kolga 2 Kouakou 2 Fofana 0 Amani 0 Bognini DNP Djedjemel DNP

Senegal vs. Angola 88-54 SEN Traore 17/8r Diop 14/7r Sy-Diop 12 Sarr 10 Wane 10 Diagne 8/7r Diouf 6 Sene 6 Dieme 3/12a Fall 2 Diarra 0/7r Niang 0 ANG Macuto 11/7r Jorge 10 Lucas 8 Manuel 8 Daniel 7 Eusebio 3 Pequeno 3 Filipe 2 Peso 2 Dizeko 0 Mateus 0 Matiquite 0

Bracket:

Semifinals:
Senegal vs. Mozambique
Nigeria vs. Mali

5th Place:
Angola vs. Egypt
Democratic Republic of Congo vs. Ivory Coast

AfroBasket Day 4 Recap August 14th

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August 14, 2019

The knockout round started on Wednesday with the top teams in each group getting a bye.  Angola beat Kenya 64-51 in the first game.  An excellent game from Joseana Vaz was not enough as Cape Verde lost to the Democratic Republic of Congo 78-46.  Cameroon looked to be in solid shape, but Egypt stormed back in the final frame behind Soraya Degheidy and Meral Abdelgawad to win 68-63.  The day ended with the Ivory Coast beating Tunisia 74-50 behind Djefarina Diawara.

Angola vs. Kenya 64-51 ANG Daniel 15 Jorge 9 Eusebio 9 Dizeko 8 Lucas 7 Filipe 6 Manuel 4/7r Macuto 3/9r Pequeno 3 Mateus 0 Peso 0 Matiquite 0 KEN Okoth 12/7r Indasi 11 Obunga 7/7r Wanyama 6/8r Kananu 5 Owino 4/7r Shani 2 Atieno 2 Otieno 2 Samba Mjomba 0

Cape Verde vs. Democratic Republic of Congo 46-78 CPV Vaz 21/8r Leitao 7 Barros 7 Fernandes 6 Evora 3 Livramento 2 Rocha 0 Mendes 0 Correia 0 Bento 0 Martins DNP Pires DNP COD Mokango 15/14r Ngobeleza 15 Mfutila Makiese 10 Muganza Nyota 8/12r Ngoyisa 7 Bombolo 6 Kayolo 6 Kalanga 4 Akonga 3 Ndiba 2 Mambengya Teba 2 Bisoga 0

Cameroon vs. Egypt 63-68 CMR Mfoula 12 Nyinkeu 11 Dimithe 8 Green 6 Ebogo 6 Njonkou 5/11r Ebondji 5 Mukoko 4 Mbong 4 Mbakop 2 Achiri 0 Ayangma 0 EGY Degheidy 23 Abdelgawad 20 Elgedawy 14/8s Moussa 5/8a Elshaarawy 3 Aly 3 Abdelalim 0 M. Awad 0 Bakr 0 R. Awad 0 Merssal DNP Marouf DNP

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia 74-50 CIV Diawara 27/6r Berte 13 M. Kouyate 10/7r Kouakou 8 K. Kouyate 6/7r Gnanou 4/7r Fofana 4 Yomy 2 Amani 0 Kolga 0 Djedjemel 0 Bognini DNP TUN Loubiri 10/6r Msadek 7 Mistiri 6 Shili 6 Mefteh 5 H. Hamrouni 5 Baccar 4 Ben Gara 4 Laouini 3/6r Ben Mechlia 0 Houch DNP M. Hamrouni DNP

Bracket:
Senegal vs. Angola
Mozambique vs. Egypt
Nigeria vs. Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali vs. Ivory Coast

AfroBasket Day 3 Recap August 13th

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August 13, 2019

The day started in Group D with a game to determine the winner of the group and Mozambique got the bye into the quarterfinals with a 60-51 win over Cape Verde.  Mali won group C and kept the Democratic Republic of Congo winless 82-56.  The game for the top spot in Group B was won decisively by Nigeria 106-39 over Cameroon.  The day ended with hosts Senegal taking the last automatic spot in the quarterfinals with an 85-47 win over Egypt.  The groups winners will get to rest while the rest of the teams start elimination games tomorrow.

Cape Verde vs. Mozambique 51-60 CPV Vaz 14 Barros 9 Fernandes 8 Evora 7 Livramento 6 Leitao 4 Correia 2 Pires 1 Rocha 0/6r Martins 0 Mendes 0 Bento 0 MOZ Cossa 10 Mucauro 9 Zita 7 Mafanela 7 Lhavanguane 6 Macamo 6 Dongue 5 Chiziane 4 Pereira 3 Gimo 2 Seda 1 Ernesto 0

Democratic Republic of Congo vs. Mali 56-82 COD Ngobeleza 12 Mokango 8 Ngoyisa 8 Muganza Nyota 7 Akonga 6/8r Ndiba 6 Mfutila Makiese 4/7r Mambengya Teba 3 Kalanga 2 Bombolo 0 Bisoga 0 Kayolo 0 MLI Gandega 19 Diallo 13 K. Maiga 8/7r N’Diaye 8 M. Coulibaly 7/7r Tirera 6/7r Traore 6 Doumbia 4 A. Coulibaly 4 Diakite 3 Camara 2 A. Maiga 2

Cameroon vs. Nigeria 39-106 CMR Njonkou 16/8r Ebondji 6 Green 5 Mfoula 4 Nyinkeu 3 Mukoko 3 Ayangma 2 Dimithe 0 Mbong 0 Mbakop 0 Ebogo 0 Achiri 0 NGR Elonu 14/8r Amukamara 14/6r Balarabe 14/6r Ibekwe 14 Kalu 12 Akhator 9/7r Nwajei 8 Macaulay 8 Nyingifa 6 Ogoke 3 Imovbioh 2 Edeferioka 2

Egypt vs. Senegal 47-85 EGY Aly 17/9r Degheidy 12/8r Abdelalim 9 Awad 5 Moussa 2 Abdelgawad 2 Elsharaawy 0 Awad 0 Elgedawy 0 Bakr 0 Merssal 0 Marouf DNP SEN Sene 17 Sy-Diop 12 Traore 11/10r Diop 11 Diarra 10/11r Diagne 8/9r Sarr 8 Dieme 5 Diouf 3 Wane 0 Niang 0 Fall 0

Standings:
A: Senegal 2-0, Ivory Coast 1-1, Egypt 0-2
B: Nigeria 2-0, Cameroon 1-1, Tunisia 0-2
C: Mali 2-0, Angola 1-1, Democratic Republic of Congo 0-2
D: Mozambique 2-0, Cape Verde 1-1, Kenya 0-2

Bracket:
Senegal vs. winner Angola vs. Kenya
Mozambique vs. winner Cameroon vs. Egypt
Nigeria vs. winner Cape Verde vs. Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali vs. winner Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia

AfroBasket Day 2 Recap August 11th

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August 11, 2019

The second day of play started in Group D where Cape Verde started their tournament with a 64-57 win, leaving Kenya in last place.  In Group B, Cameroon had a strong debut with a 95-53 win over Tunisia, which now knows that it will be the last place in the group.  The Ivory Coast bounced back behind Djefarina Diawara, spoiling the Group A debut of Soraya Degheidy and Egypt 71-67.  The day ended in Group C as the Democratic Republic of Congo was the last team to start their tournament, losing 69-49 to Angola.

Kenya vs. Cape Verde 57-64 KEN Owino 15/11r Indasi 14 Wanyama 10/7r Atieno 6 Kanunu 6 Samba Mjomba 3 Okoth 2 Otieno 1 Shani 0 Obunga 0 CPV Barros 19 Leitao 17/6r Vaz 11/12r Livramento 11/6r Rocha 4 Mendes 2 Martins 0 Fernandes 0 Evero 0 Bento 0 Correia 0 Pires 0

Tunisia vs. Cameroon 53-95 TUN H. Hamrouni 14 Loubiri 11 Jedidi 9 Shili 5 Baccar 4 Msadek 4 Ben Mechlia 3 Laouini 2 Houch 1 Mefteh 0 Ben Gara 0 M. Hamrouni DNP CMR Dimithe 15 Njonkou 14/10r Mfoula 14 Ebogo 12/6r Ebondji 10 Green 7 Mbong 7 Nyinkeu 6 Ayangma 6  Achiri 3 Mukoko 1 Mbakop 0

Ivory Coast vs. Egypt 71-67 CIV Diawara 32/11r K. Kouyate 10/12r/7s Gnanou 8/8r Kolga 8 M. Kouyate 4/6r Fofana 4 Kouakou 2/8r Bognini 2 Yomy 1 Mabelle 0 Berte 0 Djedjemel DNP EGY Degheidy 21 Elshaarawy 11 Elgedawy 9/7r M. Awad 9 Moussa 6 Aly 5 R. Awad 4 Abdelalim 2 Abdelgawad 0 Bakr 0 Merssal DNP Marouf DNP

Angola vs. Democratic Republic of Congo 69-49 ANG Lucas 18/6a Jorge 10 Dizeko 9/7r Eusebio 7/8r Filipe 7/6r Mateus 5 Manuel 4/8r Peso 4 Daniel 3 Pequeno 2 Macuto 0 Matiquite 0 COD Akonga 14/7r Mfutila Makiese 10/13r Ngobeleza 10 Mokango 3/12r Bisoga 3/8r Kayolo 3 Mambengya Teba 3 Ndiba 2 Bombolo 1 Kalanga 0 Ngoyisa 0 Muganza Nyota 0

AfroBasket Day 1 Recap August 10th

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August 10, 2019

The tournament for the championship of Africa started in Dakar on Saturday as the top six teams will advance to the next stage of Olympic qualifying.  Defending champions Nigeria had a strong start in Group B with a 75-26 win over Tunisia.  Kenya had some late concerns about whether they would be able to make it to the tournament and are only carrying ten players on their roster, but they did make it and lost to Mozambique 55-39 in Group D.  Mali pulled away late to beat Angola 71-63 in Group C.  The final game of the day saw hosts Senegal beat the Ivory Coast 77-36.

Nigeria vs. Tunisia 75-26 NGR Akhator 13/10r Nyingifa 12 Nwajei 7/7r Amukamara 7 Ibekwe 6 Ogoke 5/6r Balarabe 5 Imovbioh 4/6r Edeferioka 4 Elonu 4 Macaulay 4 Kalu 4 TUN Laouini 5/8r Baccar 4 Mefteh 3 Ben Mechila 3 Msadek 3 Jedidi Mistiri 3 Loubiri 3 H. Hamrouni 2 Ben Gara 0 Shili 0 M. Hamrouni 0 Houch 0

Mozambique vs. Kenya 55-39 MOZ Seda 15/10r Lhavanguane 10 Dongue 9/7r Cossa 8 Mucauro 7 Chiziane 2 Macamo 2 Mafanela 1 Gimo 1 Zita 0/8a Ernesto 0 Pereira 0 KEN Wanyama 9/12r Shani 6/10r Indasi 6 Owino 4/6r Samba Mjomba 4 Kananu 4 Okoth 2 Atieno 2 Otieno 2 Obunga 0

Mali vs. Angola 71-63 MLI Tirera 16/12r K. Maiga 15/7r Gandega 12 M. Coulibaly 10/6r Diallo 5 N’Diaye 5 Traore 4/6a Camara 4 Doumbia 0 A. Coulibaly 0 A. Maiga DNP Diakite DNP ANG Dizeko 17 Filipe 16/8r Lucas 9/7a Manuel 5/10r Jorge 5 Daniel 5 Macuto 3 Peso 3 Eusebio 0 Pequeno 0 Mateus 0 Matiquite DNP

Senegal vs. Ivory Coast 77-36 SEN Traore 19/8r Dieme 14/7a Sy-Diop 10 Diouf 8 Sarr 7 Diagne 5/9r Diop 5 Sene 5 Diarra 4/8r Wane 0 Niang 0 Fall 0 CIV Kouyate 9/6r Fofana 7 Diawara 6 Kolga 6 Kouyate 4 Kouakou 2/6r Amani 2 Bognini 0 Gnanou 0 Yomy 0 Berte 0 Djedjemel 0