The Men’s AfroBasket tips off on September 8 with a game between defending champions Nigeria and Ivory Coast in Tunisia.
After showering praise on Women’s host Mali, President Niang quickly turned his attention to the upcoming tournament stating the first ever co-hosted Afrobasket will be successful.
“This year we will witness a huge innovation on the continent as, for the first time ever, FIBA Africa’s flagship competition will be co-hosted by Senegal and Tunisia. The Group Phase will take place in Dakar and Tunis and teams will then move on to Tunis for the Final Phase” he said to FIBA.com
In the lead up to the tournament, the continental has dealt with several challenges since the host nation had to be changed twice following Congo Republic and Angola’s inability to do so.
By Yaw Adjei-Mintah
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