Malian coaches Amadou Bamba and Oumar Sissoko have been suspended by FIBA along with official Hario Maiga, also of Mali, while the probe takes place. FIBA first vice-president Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani will step into Niang’s role and is expected to lead the organisation at the Olympics.
He will be tasked with preparing and coordinating athletes, monitoring and evaluation of team players and tactics among others. He will also act as a link between the players, and the technical bench and the executive committee.
Rwandese Sports Minister Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju said, " “Rwanda is honored to host the Afrobasket 2021 championship in Kigali.
Zamalek players stepped on the court ready to upset the Tunisian side but the Tunisians finished the first quarter leading 22-17.
The Patriots’ 73-71 victory wasn’t decided until the last two seconds of the game when Gasana made one of his two free-throws, sending the already enthusiastic home crowd into a frenzy. The excited fans included Rwanda President Paul Kagame, who attended the game alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
For the second time in three days, Petro de Luanda defeated AS Salé, but this time the victory allowed them to reach the semi-finals of the Basketball Africa League (BAL)
The tournament began on May 16 with 12 teams, but 18 games into the 2021 BAL, only eight remain in contention for the top prize of the newly-launched competition. GNBC (Madagascar), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), AS Police (Mali) and GSP (Algeria) have all been eliminated
The professional league, taking place at Kigali Arena from May 16-30 under strict COVID-19 guidelines, is a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) that features 12 club teams from across Africa.
A basketball team consists of five players per side and is divided into different positions. Like most sports the team has very clear roles to support their overall success:
Victor is grateful to his coaches Coach Carey “T9” Odhiambo of the Dumas and Coach Liz Mills of the Kenya Morans for molding his game.
