Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville)
Christian Eyenga moves to Unicaja Malaga
Christian Eyenga (201 cm) will help Spanish club and current EuroCup champion Unicaja Malaga in its final push in the Liga Endesa this season. The Congolese former NBA player will provide front line support for Malaga as the club heads into the Play-Offs. This season, Christian Eyenga has been playing for Varese in the Italian…
Read MoreMax Kouguere picked up by Antibes
Max Kouguere (198 cm) will be suiting up for a different French Pro A team this 2016-17, signing on to play for Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A). Max is a 29-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from Central Africa and the Congo. He was a member of the Central African national team from 2009 to…
Read MoreMax Kouguere inks deal with Orleans
Entente Orleans 45 (France-ProA) has strengthened their roster this 2014-15 season with the addition of Max Kouguere (198 cm). He is a Congolese-Central African player who was a former member of the Central African national team from 2009 to 2013. In 2013-14 Max played in Spain’s Liga Endesa for La Bruixa d’Or Manresa. He logged…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Egypt shocks Tunisia, QFs set
At first glance, the Egypt 77:67 victory over Tunisia in Tuesday’s Round of 16 play in the AfroBasket 2013 competition looks like a huge upset. Egypt had finished third in their group with a 0-3 record, while Tunisia had finished on top of their’s with a 3-0 record. Digging a bit deeper though shows that…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Day 1 of Quarterfinals compete
The top half of the AfroBasket 2013 quarterfinals are now set with Day 1 of 2 in the Round of 16 completed. There were no surprises at the end of Day one, with only one contest finishing inside a 30-point victory as Morocco pulled away from Algeria in the fourth quarter to earn a seat…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Groups A and C conclude prelims
AfroBasket 2013 Groups A and C concluded their preliminary round on Saturday, setting up half of the brackets for the Eight Final Round that will tip off on Monday after Groups B and D finalize their standings with Sunday’s match-ups. In Group A host club Cote d’Ivoire finished the prelim round with a 3-0 record…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Four teams remain unbeaten
The story on Day 4 of AfroBasket 2013 was blowouts as the average margin of victory for the four games played was just over 39 points. The closest game of the day was between an injury-ridden Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, 93:78. The rest of the match-ups were as one-sided as they come with…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Tunisia survives Moroccan scare
Day 2 of the AfroBasket 2013 saw the defending champions, Tunisia, in one of the most hotly contested battles of the tournament so far when Morocco took them to the wire only to pull off the win in the final seconds. In the other matches of the day Rwanda stopped Burkina Faso, the Republic of…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013 tips off in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
AfroBasket 2013 tipped off on Tuesday with four games to start the African qualifier for the FIBA World Cup 2014. The top three teams will advance to Spain 2014 from Abidjan. The competition will run through Saturday, 31 August, with the Championship and Bronze medal games being held. The first day contests were attended by…
Read MoreDwight Hardy back to Avellino
Dwight Hardy (188 cm, St.John’s’11) is on his way to Italy. Back to his team Sidigas Avellino. Hardy signed with Avellino this summer but has never played due to problems with his new passport, from Congo. After months, the Italian Federation gave the green light for his registration as Congolese, which gives him the Cotonou…
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