The fate of the three other African sides at the ongoing FIBA World Cup has been determined after Angola and Egypt missed out on progressing to the next round earlier in the week. South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde all lost their final group games and have been relegated to the Classification 17–32 games to determine the African side that will get the ticket for...
Angola, South Sudan, and Cape Verde all bounced back from their opening game defeats to record respective wins in their second group games at the ongoing FIBA World Cup. Angola got Africa’s first victory of the tournament after all five contingents lost their opening games. The Central Africans defeated co-hosts the Philippines 80-70 at the Manila Araneta Coliseum in Quezon. The eleven-time African champions overturned a...
It continues to be a disappointing start for African teams at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, as Cape Verde also lost their opening game at Okinawa Arena in Japan, following in the footsteps of the more experienced Angola and Egypt. The Blue Sharks lost to Georgia 60-85 in a clash between two debutants, suffering a 25-point defeat despite a late surge in the fourth quarter. The...
The Nigeria men’s senior basketball team, the D’Tigers, were defeated 65-59 by Angola in the second round of their FIBA World Cup African qualifiers. Game 3 result and stat brief @NigeriaBasket #DTigers #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/nLDjfJyV14 — #NBBF (@nbbfonline) February 26, 2023 The more experienced Angolans had already defeated the D’Tigers in their first meeting in August 2022, and they started in that manner, racing to an...
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