The Lions of the orange ball and their new technical coaching begin today against the DRC the second round of the playoffs in the African zone.
On the continent, basketball news will be animated by the first legs of the second round of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. Meetings spanning from today until next Sunday. They concern groups E and F based respectively in the Ivorian city of Abidjan and the Tunisian city of Monastir.
Housed in group F, Cameroon launches hostilities against the DRC today in the Mohamed Mzali hall. The next two days, on the same installation and at the same time, Cameroonian basketball players will face Egypt and Senegal. Although appearing in the group, they will not cross South Sudan and Tunisia met during the first round. However, according to the rules of the competition, the performances of the first round are taken into account in the second round.
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This explains the last place occupied by Cameroon before the start of the game earlier. With five defeats and a victory during the first phase, the case seems badly embarked by Alfred Aboya, the new coach of the Indomitable Lions of the orange ball.
To get a glimpse of qualification for the next World Cup, Cameroon is condemned to no fault this weekend. A task that does not look easy given the delay. Never mind, Cameroonian basketball players have benefited from an internal internship since August 16 in the Tunisian capital.
For his first official matches, as head of technical coaching, Alfred Aboya pursued the card of rejuvenation. The one observed during the last regroupings of the selection.
According to Cameroon tribune, the main curiosity of the 12 players selected for this weekend’s deadline is Paris Lee, the 27-year-old American leader recently naturalized Cameroonian. Former member of Monaco, Orleans in France, Brose Bramberg in Germany, he is currently playing in Greece at Panathinaikos.
For the rest, we find captain Arnaud Adala Moto, Benoit Mbala in the position of a manager. From the two oldest to which are added the two locals Cyrille Liale and Brice Eyaga as well as Charles Minlend Junior, Fabien Ateba, Bretrand Awana or Aristide Mouaha, the dynamic youth of Cameroonian basketball in Europe.
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