Cameroon | - Part 3

Cameroon, South Korea winless, but successful

Posted by Stuart Leung on 18 Jul 2008 at 4:27 pm under Cameroon, FIBA, Korea, Olympics

Coming into the Olympic World Qualifying Tournament, the national teams from Cameroon and Korea weren’t exactly viewed as basketball powerhouses, nor were they considered serious threats to medal. And if you looked at FIBA’s latest world rankings and compared that to the teams participating, you would probably come to the same conclusion. Host country and [...]

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Without Support, Cameroon plays for Pride, Family

Posted by Stuart Leung on 15 Jul 2008 at 8:01 am under Africa, Cameroon, Olympics

The Cameroon National Team is one of the twelve international teams vying for one of the three remaining spots in the 2008 Olympics. And Cameroon, along with the other underdogs in the World Qualifying Tournament, such as Lebanon, Cape Verde and Korea, will have to face some huge hurdles on the court to earn a [...]

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2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Preview & FIBA Forum

Posted by stuart on 14 Jul 2008 at 10:31 am under Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Croatia, FIBA, Germany, Greece, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Uncategorized

Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month. Follow the intense action of every game, the heated battles, and all the upsets in our 2008 Olympic Qualifier Forum. [...]

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Greece will Host Final Olympic-Qualifying Tournament

Posted by mvblair on 11 Dec 2007 at 12:02 pm under Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, New Zealand, Olympics, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, South Korea

Athens beat out San Juan, Puerto Rico and will be the hosts for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held July 14-20, 2008. The participating teams are the also-rans from this year’s regional championships. The final three Olympic spots will be determined by the three teams that win first, second and third place. The [...]

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FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Posted by Stuart Leung on 18 Sep 2007 at 10:12 pm under Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Croatia, FIBA, Germany, Greece, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, USA

Who will host the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament? With all the regional championships completed and nine teams set for next year’s Olympic games, three berths remain for teams vying for Beijing. And those three remaining spots will be determined by the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men that will be held July 7-13th, [...]

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Two More Olympic Berths Set

Posted by Stuart Leung on 02 Sep 2007 at 2:13 am under Afrobasket, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Eurobasket, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Oceania Championships, Puerto Rico, Spain, Tournament of the Americas, USA

With the wins by Argentina (over Brazil) and the United States (over Puerto Rico) in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas, two more berths to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have now been determined. Argentina and the United States have joined Afrobasket Champions Angola, Oceania Champions Australia, host nation China, surprising Asian-Champions Iran, and 2006 [...]

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Angola Clinches Olympic Berth

Posted by mvblair on 25 Aug 2007 at 11:10 pm under Africa, Afrobasket, Angola, Cameroon, Olympics

Angola locked up a berth for the 2008 Olympics after winning the 2007 AfroBasket against Cameroon Saturday. Angola won 86-72 led by Eduardo Mingas‘ 18 points and Afrobasket MVP Joaquim Gomes (13 points, 5 rebounds). With the silver medal in hand, Cameroon will also be heading to Beijing. The game wasn’t as lopsided as some [...]

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