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2021 AmeriCup Final June 19th

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June 19, 2021

3rd Place:

The first game of the final day of competition was for the bronze medal and it ended up being a great one.  Brazil surged out of halftime to take a big lead, but Laeticia Amihere and Canada fought back in the last quarter to force overtime.  A second extra period was needed, but Brazil prevailed eventually 87-82.

Canada vs. Brazil 82-87(2OT) CAN Amihere 22/11r Alexander 13 Pellington 12 Konig 11/8a Scott 9/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Colley 4/7r Edwards 2 Hill 0 Ayim 0 Russell DNP Fields DNP BRA Dos Santos 19/8r Paixao 19/7a De Souza 10/10r Costa 10/6a Teixeira 10 Cardoso 8 Silva 6 Goncalo 5 Carcavalli 0 Monteiro 0 Carvalho DNP Dias DNP

Final:

The last game of the day saw Puerto Rico take the lead early with their crowd behind them, but Rhyne Howard helped the United States build a lead in the second half.  The game took a dramatic turn near the end when the lights went out, but after a delay, the United States finished defending their crown with a 74-59 win.

Puerto Rico vs. United States 59-74 PUR O’Neill 18 Quinones 13 Gwathmey 13 Salaman 4 Melendez 3 Rosado 2/8r Gibson 2 Lozada 2 Pagan 2 Benitez 0 Stinson DNP Gonzalez DNP USA Howard 22 Boston 17/19r Cunane 12/6r Hillmon 8/12r Owusu 8 Burton 5/7r Jones 2 Prince 0 Berger 0 Brown-Turner 0 Henderson 0 Miller DNP

2021 AmeriCup Semifinals June 18th

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June 18, 2021

With only the championship left on the minds of the teams, the semifinals were played on Friday.  Brazil’s height and experience stifled the United States early, but the younger team surged out of halftime to take the lead on their way to a 71-60 win.  Puerto Rico had a good start in front of the home fans in the second game, but Canada tied it by the break, leading to an excellent second half where the hosts built a lead and then held it in dramatic fashion late to win 65-61.

United States vs. Brazil 71-60 USA Cunane 19/8r Hillmon 12/8r Howard 12 Jones 8 Boston 6/6r Burton 5/6a Owusu 4/6r Henderson 3 Miller 2 Prince 0 Berger 0 Brown-Turner DNP BRA Silva 14/6r Dos Santos 12/7r Paixao 12 Costa 8 Teixeira 6 Cardoso 4/10r De Souza 2/7r Goncalo 2 Monteiro 0 Carcavalli 0 Carvalho DNP Dias DNP

Canada vs. Puerto Rico 61-65 CAN Fields 14 Amihere 12/11r Alexander 11/8r Pellington 8 Konig 5 Raincock-Ekunwe 3/7r Colley 3 Edwards 3 Hill 2 Ayim 0 Scott 0 Russell DNP PUR Gwathmey 17 O’Neill 15 Gibson 11 Rosado 7/7r Lozada 5 Melendez 4 Quinones 2 Salaman 2 Benitez 2 Pagan 0 Stinson DNP Gonzalez DNP

2021 AmeriCup Quarterfinals June 17th

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June 17, 2021

The quarterfinals were played on Thursday with winners clinching spots in world championship qualifying in addition to continuing in the tournament.  The first game of the day had a rare matchup of sisters as the United States breezed past the US Virgin Islands 97-46.  Ace Konig fired Canada past the Dominican Republic 90-53 in the next game.  Brazil stifled Venezuela early on their way to a 90-59 win.  There had been fears that none of the games would be competitive, but Colombia got in a rhythm early with Narlyn Mosquera and gave Puerto Rico everything they could handle before the hosts rallied behind Jazmon Gwathmey to win 77-69.

United States vs. US Virgin Islands 97-46 USA Hillmon 17/6r Cunane 13/9r Berger 13 Ali. Boston 12/8r Howard 7 Henderson 7/8a Brown-Turner 7 Prince 6/7r Burton 6/6r Owusu 6 H. Jones 3/9r Miller DNP ISV Tate 18/7r Williams 10 George 6 Matthew 4 Ngongba 3 Bough 2 Francis 2 T. Jones 1 Day 0/6r Richards 0 Barry 0 Ale. Boston 0

Canada vs. Dominican Republic 90-53 CAN Konig 23 Amihere 17/11r Scott 8 Colley 8 Pellington 8 Alexander 6/6r Hill 6 Fields 5/6r Edwards 4/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Ayim 2 Russell 0 DOM Morton 18 Colome 12 Monsac 7 Reynoso 7 Arias 4 Evangelista 3 Abreu 2 Rojas 0 Jones 0 Zapata 0 Soto DNP

Brazil vs. Venezuela 90-59 BRA Silva 15/8r Carcavalli 14 Cardoso 12/9r Dos Santos 10 Carvalho 8 Teixeira 8 Paixao 7 De Souza 6/8r Goncalo 4 Dias 2 Monteiro 2 Costa 2 VEN Rivera 15 Corrales 12 Wallen 11 Fajardo 11 Perez 7/12r/7a Diaz 3 Marcano 0 Polanco 0 Zapata 0 Chile DNP Arias DNP Veliz DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Colombia 77-69 PUR Gwathmey 29/7r O’Neill 19 Melendez 9 Quinones 7/8r Benitez 7 Gibson 5/6r Rosado 1/8r Salaman 0 Pagan 0 Lozada 0 M. Gonzalez 0 Stinson DNP COL Mosquera 21/15r Arias 19/7r Rios 14/13a Martinez 10/6r Palacio 3 Caicedo 2 Lopez 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Paz DNP Vente DNP Asprilla DNP

2021 AmeriCup Draw

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The draw for the upcoming AmeriCup was conducted on Saturday in Puerto Rico’s host city of San Juan.  The ten teams were drawn into two groups as the top four teams in the tournament will advance to the next round of world championship qualifying.

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With the South American Championship unable to be played, the top four ranked teams in the region, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela joined the four teams from Centrobasket and the two teams in the North America region to complete the field.  The teams will play their four group stage games over five days from the 11th through the 15th.  The bottom team in each group will be eliminated at that time with the all-important quarterfinals being played on June 17th.  The rest of the knockout stage will be played on the 18th and 19th.  El Salvador is happy to have gotten the final place in the qualification process, but will face an uphill task in upsetting any of the other Group A teams with Canada and Brazil figuring to fight for the top two spots and Colombia and the US Virgin Islands expecting the quarterfinals.  Group B offers a number of intriguing contests with all teams believing that they can play themselves into a good matchup to quality.  The team of current college players that the United States will send will be watched closely.  Puerto Rico has made big strides since the last tournament that they also hosted and will be tough as they will face their big rivals the Dominican Republic.  Venezuela will be looking to make a splash after missing out on the last tournament and Argentina will be bringing a tough team.

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 3 February 9th

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February 9, 2020

Foshan:

China completed a perfect weekend in Belgrade in Sunday’s first game after Li Meng led them in a 100-60 win over South Korea.  That left qualification to be decided by the last game and Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain knew that they needed a win, but Spain took care of business 79-69 to send themselves and South Korea through.

South Korea vs. China 60-100 KOR Kang A-J 17 Bae 9 Roberson 7/10r Kim D-B 7 Kim M-J 6 Sim 5 Park H-J 2 Go 2 Kang L-S 2 Ku 2 Park J-S 1 Kim J-E 0 CHN Li M 20 Han 16/8r Huang 15/6r Yang 9/6a Wang 9 Li YR 7 Wu 6 Li Y 6 Gao 6 Zhang 4 Shao 2 Sun 0

Great Britain vs. Spain 69-79 GBR Fagbenle 21/6r Leedham 15/12r/6a Handy 14 Samuelson 13 Vanderwal 3 Jones 2 Green 1 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Monakana 0 Charles DNP Shaw DNP Anigwe DNP ESP Conde 15 Gil 11/7r Nicholls 11 Xargay 10 Dominguez 9 Torrens 9 Ouvina 8 Palau 2/8a Casas 2 Rodriguez 2 Abalde 0 Lo 0

Standings: China 3-0, Spain 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Great Britain 0-3

Belgrade:

Serbia did not start well, but the hosts officially secured the last place with a 76-48 win over Anabela Cossa and Mozambique.  The last game had no impact, but the United States got absolutely everything they could handle from Nigeria before escaping with a 76-71 win after a strong second half.

Serbia vs. Mozambique 76-48 SRB Dabovic 12/6a Vasic 11 Krajisnik 10 Stankovic 8 Jovanovic 8 Brooks 7/9r Miljkovic 6/6a Butulija 4 Cado 4 Milic 4 Skoric 2 Bojovic 0 MOZ Cossa 21 Seda 10/10r Dongue 4 Gimo 4 Pereira 3 Zita 2 Mafanela 2 Mucauro 2 Mabjaia 0 Lhavanguane 0 Chiziane 0 Mutombene DNP

Nigeria vs. United States 71-76 NGR Kalu 17/8a Macaulay 12/6r Akhator 10 Elonu 9 Nyingifa 8/7r Balogun 6 Balarabe 4/9r Amukamara 2 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Ibekwe 0 Ogoke 0 USA Griner 18 Gray 12/7a Ogwumike 11 Samuelson 10 Fowles 9 Wilson 6/8r Diggins 5 Atkins 3 Loyd 2 Bird 0/6a Mitchell 0 Stewart DNP

Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Nigeria 1-2, Mozambique 0-3

Bourges:

Brazil was playing to keep their Olympic hopes alive and Damiris Dantas and Taina Paixao kept them in the picture.  Liz Cambage and Australia did not want to leave their fate to be decided by the other game and pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 86-72.  That left no implications for the second game, but Sandrine Gruda and France did entertain the home fans in an 89-51 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Australia 72-86 BRA Dantas 21/6r Paixao 20 De Souza 17/9r Costa 7/6r/10a Teixeira 3 Dias 2 Ramona 2 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Da Silva DNP Oliveira DNP AUS Cambage 29/7r Mitchell 19 Allen 16 Talbot 7 Magbegor 6/7r Ebzery 5 Blicavs 2 Tolo 2 George 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

France vs. Puerto Rico 89-51 FRA Gruda 20/10r Miyem 17 Johannes 16 Ciak 6 Michel 6/7a Hartley 6 Chartereau 5 Vukosavljevic 4 Epoupa 3 Fauthoux 2 Tchatchouang 2 Rupert 2 PUR Quinones 17 Gibson 10 Gwathmey 6 O’Neill 6 Melendez 4 Rosado 4 Canales 3 Jones 1 Roma 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Salaman DNP

Standings: France 3-0, Australia 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3

Oostende:

Sweden knew that they had an uphill battle against the home crowd in their bid to qualify, but weathered it well in the first half.  Emma Meesseman and the hosts seized the lead coming out of halftime and held on to a 61-53.  That left the other game having no impact, but Canada completed a perfect weekend with a 70-68 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.

Sweden vs. Belgium 53-61 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Zahui B 9/6r E. Eldebrink 9 Loyd 7 Magarity 5/12r Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 4 Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Abdi DNP Fontaine DNP Lundquist DNP BEL Meesseman 24 Linskens 11 Allemand 10 K. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 7 Raman 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP

Canada vs. Japan 70-68 CAN Nurse 19 Achonwa 18/8r Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Ayim 6 Carleton 6 Langlois 4 Gaucher 3 Alexander 2 Pellington 2 Scott 2 Amihere 0 Hill 0 JPN Hayashi 21 Motohashi 10 Akaho 8/9r Machida 8 Yoshida 8 Osaki 7 Tokashiki 4/9r Nagaoka 2 Mawuli 0 Motokawa 0 Takada DNP Miyashita DNP

Standings: Canada 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Japan 1-2, Sweden 0-3

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 2 February 8th

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February 8, 2020

Foshan:

The rescheduled games started Saturday in Belgrade with the first team to join the automatic qualifiers being decided.  China built a big lead going into halftime and then managed to withstand a late rally to clinch with a 64-62 win.  South Korea faced elimination in their game and as a result, rode their starters as much as they could.  Great Britain countered with their stars Temi Fagbenle and Johannah Leedham, but their comeback attempt also fell short as Kang Lee-Seul caught fire from distance.  On Sunday, South Korea can clinch with a win while if they lose they will qualify with a Spain win.  South Korea has a strong disadvantage in any tiebreaker so Great Britain should be safe with a win in any case.

Spain vs. China 62-64 ESP Torrens 17 Nicholls 12/12r Ouvina 8 Xargay 6 Lo 6 Dominguez 5 Conde 5 Gil 3 Palau 0/8a Rodriguez 0 Abalde DNP Casas DNP CHN Li YR 13/15r Li M 13 Shao 9/7r Yang 9 Han 8/6r Sun 6 Huang 2/7r Li Y 2 Wang 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP

Great Britain vs. South Korea 79-82 GBR Fagbenle 28/6r Leedham 21/6r/10a Samuelson 14/9r Green 10/6r Anigwe 3 Handy 3 Vanderwal 0 Monakana 0 Jones 0 Charles DNP Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP KOR Kang L-S 26 Park H-J 17/6a Kim D-B 16/6r/6a Park J-S 15/9r/6b Bae 8 Roberson 0 Go DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Sim DNP Kim J-E DNP Ku DNP

Belgrade:

The hosts got on the board in the next game as Sonja Vasic led them past Ezinne Kalu and Nigeria 70-64.  Nneka Ogumumike led the way for the United States in their 124-49 win over Mozambique, leaving their opponents needing a miracle against Serbia to stay alive.  That leaves the second game tomorrow not having much meaning although Nigeria will likely field this squad in the summer as well and will want the chance to test themselves.

Serbia vs. Nigeria 70-64 SRB Vasic 21/7r Brooks 17 Dabovic 11 Krajisnik 9/6r Milic 4 Jovanovic 3/7r Cado 3 Bojovic 2 Miljkovic 0 Stankovic 0 Skoric 0 Butulija DNP NGR Kalu 20 Amukamara 15 Elonu 9/6r Macaulay 9 Nyingifa 7 Ibekwe 4 Akhator 0 Balarabe 0 Ogoke 0 Balogun 0 Imovbioh 0 Edeferioka 0

Mozambique vs. United States 49-124 MOZ Dongue 10/9r Mafanela 9 Cossa 9 Gimo 8 Zita 4 Mucauro 3 Pereira 3 Chiziane 2 Lhavanguane 1 Mabjaia 0 Seda 0 Mutombene 0 USA Ogwumike 24/9r Wilson 16/7r Griner 14/9r Loyd 11/7r Stewart 11 Samuelson 10 Mitchell 9 Gray 9/12a Fowles 8 Atkins 8 Diggins 4/6a Bird DNP

Bourges:

Australia got their first win 100-74 over Jazmon Gwathmey and Puerto Rico behind Liz Cambage.  Sandrine Gruda and France controlled most of the game to qualify with an 89-72 win over Brazil.  Brazil now needs a win in the first game on Sunday to stay alive.  Puerto Rico will then know if they need to beat France or if they already advanced.

Australia vs. Puerto Rico 100-74 AUS Cambage 31/6r Magbegor 15 Allen 12/6r George 11/8r Tolo 9 Mitchell 9/7a Ebzery 8 Blicavs 4/6r Talbot 1 Nicholson 0 Lavey 0 Smith DNP PUR Gwathmey 30 O’Neill 14 Rosado 12 Gibson 7 Salaman 5 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Canales 0

Brazil vs. France 72-89 BRA Pacheco 15 Dias 8 De Souza 8 Dantas 7 Teixeira 6 Ramona 6 Paixao 6 Goncalo 6 Costa 5 Monteiro 3 Da Silva 2 Oliveira 0 FRA Gruda 26/8r Johannes 17 Ciak 10 Miyem 9 Epoupa 8 Chartereau 6 Hartley 4 Tchatchouang 4 Vukosavljevic 4 Michel 1 Rupert 0 Fauthoux 0

Oostende:

It was a slow start for Belgium again, but this time their rally behind Emma Meesseman got them a 92-84 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.  Canada broke the game open in the second half against Sweden to qualify with an 80-50 win.  Sweden now needs a big win over Belgium in the first game tomorrow to keep control of qualification and not have to rely on Japan beating Canada.

Belgium vs. Japan 92-84 BEL Meesseman 23/7r Raman 16/6r Allemand 16/7a Linskens 14 K. Mestdagh 10 H. Mestdagh 8 Delaere 5/6a Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP JPN Hayashi 24 Nagaoka 13 Tokashiki 11 Motokawa 9 Motohashi 8/6a Akaho 8 Osaki 7 Mawuli 2 Machida 2/6a Yoshida 0/7a Miyashita 0 Takada DNP

Sweden vs. Canada 50-80 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Loyd 12 E. Eldebrink 11 Drammeh 7 Zahui B 4 Halvarsson 2/6r Magarity 0 Hersler 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Fontaine 0 Lundquist DNP CAN Achonwa 16/8r Pellington 11 Ayim 10 Nurse 10 Carleton 8 Amihere 8 Alexander 6 Scott 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 2 Hill 2 Langlois 0

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 1 February 6th

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February 6, 2020

Foshan:

All of the qualifying tournament began on Thursday with health concerns causing the Foshan tournament to be moved to Belgrade.  China lost their homecourt advantage, but used a strong second half to beat Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain 86-76.  South Korea managed to hang with presumed group favorites Spain for a quarter before losing 83-46 as they knew that their performances this weekend would have the biggest effect on qualification.

China vs. Great Britain 86-76 CHN Han 16 Li M 16 Shao 16 Wang 14 Li Y 13 Yang 4 Huang 3 Li YR 2 Sun 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP GBR Fagbenle 26 Leedham 19/6a Handy 11 Green 7 Monakana 5 Samuelson 4 Vanderwal 2 Shaw 2 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Charles DNP Anigwe DNP

South Korea vs. Spain 46-83 KOR Park H-J 17 Park J-S 10 Kang A-J 7 Bae 4 Roberson 3/6r Kang L-S 3 Sim 2 Go 0 Kim D-B 0 Ku 0 Kim M-J 0 Kim J-S DNP ESP Rodriguez 14 Palau 10 Xargay 9 Torrens 9 Gil 9 Dominguez 7/6a Conde 6 Casas 6 Nicholls 4/6r Lo 4 Ouvina 3/7r Abalde 2

Belgrade:

After the moved game, the regularly scheduled games were played in Belgrade.  Both teams in the first game knew that this one was critical and Mozambique played well early in their quest to be Africa’s representative, but Nigeria controlled the rest of the game to win 85-51.  The United States and hosts Serbia did not have much to play for in their game, but both got the chance to test themselves out against tough opposition and the Americans won 88-69.

Nigeria vs. Mozambique 85-51 NGR Amukamara 14 Kalu 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 9/7r Balogun 9 Balarabe 9 Nyingifa 5 Imovbioh 5 Macaulay 4 Ogoke 4 Ibekwe 3 Edeferioka 2 MOZ Dongue 16 Zita 9 Cossa 6 Pereira 6 Seda 4 Mafanela 3 Lhavanguane 3 Mucauro 2 Gimo 2 Mabjaia 0 Mutombene 0 Chiziane 0

United States vs. Serbia 88-69 USA Wilson 16/7r Diggins 15 Griner 14/6r Fowles 10/6r Stewart 9 Gray 8 Atkins 8 Ogwumike 6 Mitchell 2 Bird 0/8a Loyd 0/8a Samuelson 0 SRB Dabovic 13 Brooks 13 Cado 12 Krajisnik 11 Skoric 7 Milic 4 Miljkovic 4 Stankovic 3 Vasic 2/6r Bojovic 0/6a Jovanovic 0 Butulija 0

Bourges:

Both teams playing in the opener in Bourges knew that they would be heavy underdogs in their remaining games and played like it.  Damiris Dantas and Brazil led for most of the game, but Jennifer O’Neill and Ali Gibson helped Puerto Rico stay close, fighting back late as both teams missed chances to win in regulation.  Puerto Rico started overtime well, but then had to hang on to prevail 91-89.  Australia and hosts France were both looking to get an early win to take care of qualification as soon as possible.  Rebecca Allen had a good game for the visitors alongside Liz Cambage, but France was in control for most of the game in a 72-63 win.

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil 91-89(OT) PUR O’Neill 30/6r Gibson 20/7r Gwathmey 15/8r Rosado 10 Quinones 9 Salaman 5 Melendez 2 Jones 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Roma DNP Canales DNP BRA Dantas 26/15r Texeira 19 De Souza 15/8r Costa 10/9a Paixao 10/6a Ramona 4 Dias 4 Goncalo 1 Monteiro 0 Pacheco 0 Oliveira 0 Da Silva 0

France vs. Australia 72-63 FRA Gruda 16/11r Hartley 13/7r/8a Johannes 12 Miyem 8 Epoupa 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Tchatchouang 3 Michel 3 Chartereau 2/7r Ciak 2 Fauthoux 0 Rupert 0 AUS Allen 20 Cambage 19/20r Ebzery 8 George 6 Mitchell 6 Talbot 2 Tolo 2 Magbegor 0 Blicavs 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

Oostende:

Japan has already qualified as hosts, but their opportunity to prepare with these games will give them the chance to play spoiler in Oostende.  That started with Ramu Tokashiki leading them past Sweden 75-54.  Belgium came out flat in front of their home fans and could not fully recover in a 61-56 loss to Canada to end the first day.

Japan vs. Sweden 75-54 JPN Tokashiki 21/12r Motohashi 18/6a Motokawa 16 Mawuli 7 Nagaoka 5/7r Machida 5 Akaho 3 Yoshida 0 Osaki 0 Miyashita 0 Hayashi 0 Takada DNP SWE Loyd 18 Zahui B 12/8r Drammeh 9/6r F. Eldebrink 5 Halvarsson 4 E. Eldebrink 4 Magarity 2/8r Fontaine 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Hersler DNP

Canada vs. Belgium 61-56 CAN Nurse 19 Alexander 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 7/6r Pellington 7 Achonwa 6 Langlois 3 Gaucher 3 Carleton 2/6r Ayim 2 Scott 0 Hill 0 Amihere DNP BEL Meesseman 14/6r K. Mestdagh 12/7r H. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 8 Raman 7 Allemand 4 Linskens 2/6r Wauters 0 Carpreaux 0 Resimont DNP Nauwelaers DNP Massey DNP

Africa Champions Cup Final Day November 25th

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November 25, 2018

A long tournament of games finished on Sunday, starting with the 7th place game, which saw Kenya Ports Authority beat MB2ALL 52-49.  Next, Force Armee et Police beat I.N.S.S. 60-45 for 5th place.  Jasmine Nwajei and First Bank grabbed 3rd place with a 93-69 win over Vita.  The day ended with a big finals matchup as Inter was the favorite after the group stage game, but Ferroviario had the home fans and the signing of Carmen Tyson-Thomas for this tournament paid off as they regained the lead after halftime and held on to a 59-56 win.

Final:

Inter vs. Ferroviario 56-59 GDI Lucas 17/7r Manuel 10/10r Thompson 2 CFM Tyson-Thomas 20 Mafanela 14/8r Robertson-Warren 6/12r

3rd Place:

Vita vs. First Bank 69-93 VCLUB Kabobo 17 Ngobeleza Motokio 16 Mawano Nguz 13/6r Ndiba 12/12r FIB Nwajei 23 Akashili 15 Okoye 11/10r Akaraiwe 11 Green 10 Mohammed 7/6r Ogoke 5

5th Place:

I.N.S.S. vs. Force Armee et Police 45-60 INS Lubata Londa 13 Tshiyoyo 8/6r FAP Mbong Nkoumou 16/10r Green 15/6r Lonteu Tsafack 11/6r Gano 9 Boyd 2

7th Place:

MB2ALL vs. Kenya Ports Authority 49-52 MB2 Andriamihajanirina 17/6r Romina 10/10r KPA Oluoch 14 Njoki Nkatha 11 Juma 3

Africa Champions Cup Semifinals November 24th

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November 24, 2018

Semifinals:

The semifinals started with Inter beating Vita 76-56.  First Bank tried to prove that they had assembled a championship level team with Jasmine Nwajei leading the way, but hosts Ferroviario leaned on their greater experience in this format, winning 72-59.

Inter vs. Vita 76-56 GDI Vicente 16 Daniel 12 Eduardo 10 Thompson 9/9r Lucas 3 VCLUB Ndiba 16/12r Ngobeleza Matokio 12 Kabobo 12

First Bank vs. Ferroviario 59-72 FIB Nwajei 24 Ogoke 7 Mohammed 6/6r Okoye 6 Green 2 CFM Mucauro 16 Tyson-Thomas 16 Macamo 13/6a/6s Cossa 13 Robertson-Warren 0

5th Place:

The consolation bracket started Saturday’s action and I.N.S.S. beat MB2ALL 75-65.  Alex Green led Force Armee et Police past Kenya Ports Authority 69-55.

MB2ALL vs. I.N.S.S. 65-75 MB2 Andriamihajanirina 15/7s Rasoafinaritra 14/6r Hajanirina 10 INS Kifuabala 19/6r Tshiyoyo 16 Lubata Londa 13 Mukoso Nyoka 13/6s

Force Armee et Police vs. Kenya Ports Authority 69-55 FAP Green 24 Mbong Nkoumou 11/8r Boyd 5/8r Gano 2 KPA Nansikombi 13 Juma 8 Oluoch 4

Africa Champions Cup Quarterfinals November 23rd

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November 23, 2018

Quarterfinals:

The quarterfinals started the knockout stages on Friday.  Rosemira Daniel and Inter beat MB2ALL 84-46.  The next game was between the teams from the Democratic Republic of Congo and it was Alliance Ndiba leading Vita past I.N.S.S. 78-43.  First Bank had an easy path through the group stages, but quickly learned that it meant their path in the knockout stage would be extremely difficult as Aisha Mohammed helped them fend off Force Armee et Police 69-66.  Hosts Ferroviario closed the day with a 73-40 win over Kenya Ports Authority.

MB2ALL vs. Inter 46-84 MB2 Andriamihajanirina 9/7r Rasoaifinaritra 8 GDI Daniel 22 Thompson 12/8r Lucas 7 McGuire 2

Vita vs. I.N.S.S. 78-43 VCLUB Ndiba 21/17r Kabobo 19/11r Mawano Nguz 17 Ngobeleza Matokio 10 INS Mukoso Nyoka 15/6r Ngusu Mafuta 11/11r

Force Armee et Police vs. First Bank 66-69 FAP Meyini Ayangma 16 Lonteu Tsafack 13/8r Boyd 10 Ebongo Fabo 10 A. Green 10 Gano 0 FIB Mohammed 23/7r Akaraiwe 15/8r Mfutila 13/8r Nwajei 6/9a Ogoke 2 Okoye 2 M. Green 0

Kenya Ports Authority vs. Ferroviario 40-73 KPA Nansikombi 8/7r Oluoch 8 Juma 0 CFM Cossa 15 Robertson-Warren 10/8r Tyson-Thomas 6

9th Place Game:

The two last place teams from the group stage had a chance to end their tournament with a win in this game as Lakers were left as the only winless team after falling to Equity Bank 65-54.

Equity Bank vs. Lakers 65-54 EQU Okumu 14 Mjomba 14 Indasi 12 LAK Marondera 13/8r Majonga 10 Sathula 0