This year's edition opened today in Bamako, MLI.
Angola, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal should be the top teams competing for the two final spots at the 2018 WC. Mozambique, Ivory Coast and maybe Cameroon are there hoping to build up some upsets. Little known Tunisia is challenging host Mali right now.
In today's first games Angola topped Cameroon 78-56 with a fine performance of experienced guard Italee Lucas, 28 pts (7/12 FG3) and 6 rebounds. Interestingly, former North Carolina star Lucas was a member of the US U18 & 19 teams that won gold at the Fiba Americas (2006) and WC (2007). She took the Angolan nationality in 2015. In today's game Cameroon was led by Tia Weledji, an incoming senior guard at Princeton.
Cameroon itself and Nigeria have several players with NCAA experience.
Angola, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal should be the top teams competing for the two final spots at the 2018 WC. Mozambique, Ivory Coast and maybe Cameroon are there hoping to build up some upsets. Little known Tunisia is challenging host Mali right now.
In today's first games Angola topped Cameroon 78-56 with a fine performance of experienced guard Italee Lucas, 28 pts (7/12 FG3) and 6 rebounds. Interestingly, former North Carolina star Lucas was a member of the US U18 & 19 teams that won gold at the Fiba Americas (2006) and WC (2007). She took the Angolan nationality in 2015. In today's game Cameroon was led by Tia Weledji, an incoming senior guard at Princeton.
Cameroon itself and Nigeria have several players with NCAA experience.
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