Retained, the Beninese referee Silver Houngbédji already in South Africa

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As part of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) “Elite 16” Qualifiers, the Beninese whistle will be there. He will be represented by the International Referee Silver Houngbédji who is already on South African soil. According to the schedule, the Beninese was in command of the last of the Cape Town Tigers # Nba Academy Africa matches won by the South African team 85-60) at 6 p.m. (Benin time) this Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Note that The presence of the he international Silver Houngbédji confirms the desire of the Executive Committee headed by Doctor Ismahinl Onifadé to allow the best players to assert themselves internationally. It should be noted that the Cape Town Tigers are favorites for one of the three qualifying places at the BAL. The South Africans had reached the quarter-finals in the 2nd edition. They are housed in Group A along with NBA Academy, Urunani (Burundi), Kenya Ports Authority (Kenya). In Group B, we find Ferroviario da Beira (Mozambique), Matero Magic (Zambia), City Oilers (Uganda) and Club Omnisports Police Nationale (Madagascar) who are aiming for a first qualification. At the end of this competition the 3 teams will be qualified. These will be the two finalists and the team ranked 3rd who will be added to the qualifiers of the West division (in progress in Abidjan) to form the Basketball Africa League with Al Ahly (Egypt), AS Douanes (Senegal), US Monastir (Tunisia), Rwanda Energy Group (Rwanda), Petro Luanda (Angola) and the champion of Nigeria (to know).

Anselme HOUENOUKPO