"There is no offseason"
December 8, 2019
Group A:
Sunday’s games started in this group as Inter beat MFM Queens 79-43.
Inter Clube vs. MFM Queens 79-43 GDI Lucas 15 Manuel 12/7r Golome 10/6r Parks 7 MFM Okoro 10
Group B:
Maria Muadi led INSS, but Ferroviario continued their title defense with an 89-57 win.
I.N.S.S. vs. Ferroviario Maputo 57-89 INSS Muadi 22/10r Tshiyoyo 10 CFM Gimo 19/9r Ogoke 16/6a Henriques 11 Chiziane 11
December 7, 2019
Group A:
MFM Queens in the representative from Nigeria this year and Abel Marvellous Chizi and Ifunaya Okoro led them past Djefarima Diawara and Energie 96-50. Angolan powerhouse Inter made their debut with a couple of stars they brought in starting strong immediately as Astou Traore and Robyn Parks led them past Shawnta Dyer and Sporting 73-67.
MFM Queens vs. Energie 96-50 MFM Chizi 25/11r Okoro 21/7a Subair 12 Chinyere 10/12r ENE Diawara 28/16r
Sporting vs. Inter Clube 67-73 SPO Dyer 20/13r Amer 16 Bakr 15 Chambers 3 GDI Traore 27/9r Parks 20 Lucas 13/9r/10a
Group B:
Defending champions Ferroviario of Mozambique started play on Saturday and beat Force Armee et Police 48-40. Kelsey Mitchell led Al Ahly again as they beat the last team to start their tournament, INSS of the Democratic of Republic of Congo, 117-53.
Ferroviario Maputo vs. Force Armee et Police 48-40 CFM Mucauro 18/10r Mafanela 10/13r Gimo 10 Ogoke 0/6r Chiziane 0 FAP Thomas 13/7r Green 12
Al Ahly vs. I.N.S.S. 117-53 ALH Mitchell 36 Degheidy 18/6a Youssef 15 Nunn 10/14r Elsharbasy 10 Elsharaawy 6/6r INSS Muadi 11/8r Mbelu 10 Tshiyoyo 10
December 6, 2019
Group B:
The championship of Africa started on Friday in Egypt with eight teams. This group started play with hosts Al Ahly having a strong debut in Cairo winning 78-47 over Force Armee et Police as their key signing Kelsey Mitchell had a good game.
Force Armee et Police vs. Al Ahly 47-78 FAP Mbong 11/7r Thomas 9/6r Green 7/7r ALH Mitchell 23 Degheidy 18 Nunn 14/13r Elshaarawy 3/9r
Group A:
The other team from Egypt started play in the other group as Sporting beat Djefarima Diawara, Mariama Kouyate, and Benin’s Energie.
Energie vs. Sporting 54-104 ENE Diawara 24/14r Kouyate 20/11r SPO Hamed 18 Bakr 16 Amer 13/11r Chambers 10/6r Dyer 8
November 17, 2019
Sunday’s games would see the winners to the next round and the losers have their Olympic dreams dashed. The first game went as expected with Nigeria beating Meiya Tirera and Mali 74-59. Mozambique took a lead in the second game and then used the support of the home fans to surprise Senegal 56-49.
Nigeria vs. Mali 74-59 NGR Kalu 15/7r Ibekwe 14 Nyingifa 13 Macaulay 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 7 Atosu 2 Edeferioka 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Amukamara 0 Balarabe 0 Imovbioh 0 MLI Tirera 20 K. Coulibaly 13 M. Coulibaly 11/12r N. Traore 7 N’Diaye 3 A. Traore 2 K. Maiga 2 A. Maiga 1 Gandega 0 Camara 0 Dakouo 0
Senegal vs. Mozambique 49-56 SEN Sarr 15 Dieme 10 Sy 5/6r Diarra 5 Ndiaye 5 Kamara 4 Ndao 3 Sene 2 Wane 0 Diop 0 Malou 0 Dieng DNP MOZ Mucauro 12/7r Dongue 11/6r Mafanela 9 Pereira 8 Henriques 7/7r Zita 4 Seda 4 Lhavanguane 1 Cossa 0 Ernesto DNP Sousa DNP Chiziane DNP
Times Eastern Standard, game on Sunday in that timezone unless otherwise specified
Asia:
Auckland:
Philippines vs. China, 9:00pm Saturday:
South Korea vs. New Zealand, 11:30pm Saturday:
Kuala Lumpur:
Taiwan vs. India, 2:00am:
Japan vs. Australia, 5:00am:
Africa:
Nigeria vs. Mali, 8:30am:
Senegal vs. Mozambique, 11:00am:
Americas:
Edmonton:
Cuba vs. Puerto Rico, 3:30pm:
Dominican Republic vs. Canada, 6:00pm:
Bahia Blanca:
United States vs. Colombia, 4:30pm:
Argentina vs. Brazil, 7:00pm:
November 16, 2019
Saturday was finally the first day with all the scheduled games being played as teams had already advanced to Sunday, but were playing for placement. The Group B game started action and it was a good game with Senegal fending off Mali 58-53. Hosts Mozambique and Nigeria finally got to play for the first time with the visitors using a strong start to win 57-48 as Leia Dongue was impressive for the home side.
Mali vs. Senegal 53-58 MLI K. Coulibaly 14/6r M. Coulibaly 12/6r Tirera 8 N. Traore 6 N’Diaye 6 K. Maiga 3 Gandega 2 A. Maiga 2 Camara 0 A. Traore DNP Dakouo DNP SEN Sy 16 Ndiaye 10 Sarr 9 Ndao 6 Sene 6 Diarra 4/8r Dieme 3/6r Wane 3 Malou 1 Kamara 0 Diop 0 Dieng DNP
Standings: Senegal 2-0, Mali 1-1, Angola 0-2
Mozambique vs. Nigeria 48-57 MOZ Dongue 26/6r Henriques 9 Mucauro 6 Mafanela 4 Zita 3 Pereira 0 Cossa 0 Lhavanguane 0 Sousa 0 Ernesto 0 Chiziane 0 Seda DNP NGR Elonu 12/9r Nyingifa 10/6s Akhator 9/12r Kalu 9/7r/6s Ibekwe 9 Amukamara 4 Balarabe 2 Imovbioh 2 Macaulay 0 Edeferioka 0 Atosu 0 Kunaiyi-Akpanah DNP
Standings: Nigeria 1-0, Mozambique 0-1
Times Eastern Standard, game on Saturday in that timezone unless otherwise specified
Asia-Oceania:
Auckland:
Philippines vs. South Korea, 9:00pm Friday:
China vs. New Zealand, 11:30pm Friday:
Kuala Lumpur:
India vs. Australia, 4:00am:
Taiwan vs. Japan, 7:00am:
Africa:
Mali vs. Senegal 8:30am:
Mozambique vs. Nigeria, 11:00am:
Americas:
Edmonton:
Cuba vs. Dominican Republic, 4:30pm:
Puerto Rico vs. Canada 7:00pm:
Bahia Blanca:
Colombia vs. Brazil, 4:30pm:
United States vs. Argentina, 7:00pm:
November 14, 2019
Teams descended on Maputo to determine which two teams would move on to the last stage of Olympic qualifications. Things got off to an inauspicious start on Thursday when the Democratic Republic of Congo could not arrange the necessary funds to field a team against Nigeria. The one game that was played was an excellent one though as Angola started well, but Senegal fought back to win 75-71.
Nigeria vs. Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria wins by forfeit
Senegal vs. Angola 75-71 SEN Dieme 18/6r/6a Sarr 15 Wane 13/6r Sy 10 Diarra 8/6r Ndao 6 Sene 2 Ndiaye 2 Kamara 1 Dieng 0 Malou 0 Diop DNP ANG Jorge 19 Lucas 13/7r Daniel 10 Golome 8 Peso 7 Antonio 5 Quindanda 4 Eusebio 3 Gabriel 2 Malagi 0 Pequeno 0 Mateus DNP
Not all videos may be available in all locations. Times listed are Eastern Standard with days indicated if not on Thursday in that timezone.
Asia-Oceania:
Auckland:
South Korea vs. China, 11:00pm Wednesday:
New Zealand vs. Philippines, 1:30am:
Kuala Lumpur:
Australia vs. New Zealand, 4:00am:
Japan vs. India, 7:00am:
Africa:
Nigeria vs. Democratic Republic of Congo, 8:30am:
Senegal vs. Angola, 11:00am:
Americas:
Bahia Blanca:
Brazil vs. United States, 4:30pm:
Colombia vs. Argentina, 7:00pm:
Edmonton:
Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 7:00pm:
Canada vs. Cuba, 9:30pm:
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.