Archive for August 3, 2012
South Africa on top
The South African men’s U18 team has won an international tournament in Cape Town, in which the national U18 teams of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo also participated. South Africa won both games, 101-77 against Burundi and 88-67 against the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the latter also won against Burundi with 91-85.
Read MoreNiger wins tournament
Niger has won the “Channel 4” tournament in Freetown, Sierra Leone in which also the national teams of host Sierra Leone, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau participated. Home team favorite Sierra Leone lost 81-87 to Niger in the first game, while Guinea Bissau proved too strong for Mauritania (72-44). In the final Niger won with 75-70…
Read MoreEthiopia wins East African prestige tournament
This past weekend Ethiopia hosted an international tournament in Addis Abeba in which the national teams of Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan also participated. Ethiopia won the first game against Djibouti with 56-44, while Sudan was too strong for Eritrea with 81-63. In the final game, more than 10.000 fans witnessed the home team win in…
Read MoreReunion Island to host international tournament
Reunion island is set to host an international women’s tournament called “peace and friendship” at the end of August. Along with the national team of Reunion Island, the teams of Swaziland, Seychelles and Mauritius are also expected to participate.
Read MoreFirst game ever in Diego Garcia (BIOT)
For the first time ever an official Basketball game was played last night on Diego Garcia, the biggest island of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). The national team of the Comoros Islands played against the national team of Sao Tomé en Principe and won with 67-64 in front of 800 spectators, which is almost…
Read MoreBenin to feature in Slamfest Basketball Tournament
Benin is among eight countries that will participate in the forthcoming Slamfest Super basketball League scheduled for July 20 to 22 at Nairobi’s Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Other countries that have confirmed their participation include Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda and hosts Kenya. The countries will compete in 16 games where the…
Read MoreWallidan wins tournament
Basketball was one of the most popular sports in The Gambia, however, due to several reasons, the game faded away and the interest in it dropped drastically. But a new Executive has been put in place at the national level tasked with revitalising the sport. The new Executive has been hailed for its gender sensitivity…
Read MoreMoupegnou from Slovakia to France
Quimper officially announced signing of Jean-Felix Moupegnou (201-F-82, college: Alabama) for the next season. The player arrives from the Slovakian squad Spisska Nova Ves, where he finished 2012/13. Moupegnou joined them in February averaging 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds for 10 Extraliga games. He helped them reach Slovakian Cup Semifinals. Jean-Felix Moupegnou started last season…
Read MorePresentation of a new basketball team in Equatorial Guinea
This weekend, the Hotel Sofitel of Malabo was the venue of the official presentation of Rhema Basketball, a team created by citizens of Equatorial Guinea whose founder is Richard Milam Akubilo, current head of the Communications and Press Office of the National Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. This is the second team to be presented…
Read MoreMeet Mozambique’s new star
In just two shorts years, Leia Dongue has gone from a promising talent for Mozambique to being the leading player of a team chasing a place at the London Olympics. Earlier this month, Dongue was named Mozambican 2011 Most Valuable Player after leading her club, Liga Muçulmana, to the national championship title in the capital…
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