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...
Day 2 action at the 2023 FIBA World Cup has so far provided unfavourable results for African teams, as South Sudan followed Cape Verde in opening their maiden appearance at the FIBA World Cup with a defeat. Africa’s youngest country lost 96-101 in overtime to Puerto Rico after a gruelling contest across four quarters saw the game end in an 81-81 tie at the Araneta Coliseum...
South Sudan men’s basketball national team, the Bright Stars, have made history by qualifying for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. They became the first African nation to qualify for the tournament at their first attempt. 🔥 HISTORY MADE 🔥 South Sudan are going to their first FIBA Basketball World Cup 🏆#FIBAWC x #WinForSouthSudan 🇸🇸 pic.twitter.com/1T2qvgSTvn — FIBA Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWC) February 24, 2023 South...
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