Let me start with the ongoing AfroBasketball 2021.
- -Rwanda has a very shiny arena. I must admit after watching Hotel Rwanda, and hearing about the news about the ethnic cleansing there back in the 90s, I cant imagine they have an arena that can probably host NBA games.
- - North Africa Derby - Tunisia vs Egypt. The players are of Arab descent, with a mixture of African and European, so the game is slightly different from the uber athletic teams like Nigeria or Senegal or Mali ( or the Sub-Saharan African countries). They are more deliberate but efficient.
- - Yes, Angola is on the way down, they got beaten by Rwanda and Cape Verde. Angola is without their NBA big Bruno Fernando but you can see the quality is not there. Reports have it that FIBA is concerned about the 11 time African Champion because Angola didnt participate in the last U18 and the last 2 U16 tournaments.
- - Prince Ibeh, an NBA draftee and member of G-League Affiliate of the Nets plays for Rwanda. He is American-born
- - Cape Verde's 7'3 Edy Taveres is big and mobile. He shattered the backboard in the win vs Angola. He's an ex NBA player the currently plays for Real Madrid.
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