The kick-off of the 2022-2023 basketball season (Men and women) will be given this weekend. 14 teams divided into 2 pools will be on the starting grid for this new marathon. Due to the busy schedule of international competitions this year, the Senegalese basketball federation requires strict adherence to the national calendar with the aim of completing the season no later than July 31.
After the inaugural Big Four tournament, the 2022-2023 basketball season starts this weekend at the Marius Ndiaye stadium and in the regions. 14 teams divided into two pools of 7 will be in the running to take over from As Ville de Dakar and As Douanes, respectively crowned champions of Senegal in both tables.
The women of As Ville de Dakar who vampirized all the trophies of the previous season (Mayor’s Cup, League Cup, championship and Senegal Cup) will leave once again with the favors of the forecasts. Under the leadership of Couna Ndao Queen of the 2022-2023 season, the team of the Municipality of Dakar and its host of internationals and new recruits still have the weapons to impose their domination or even their supremacy.
Starting in Pool A, which it shares with DBALOC, Jaraaf, UCAD Sporting Club, Flying Stars and CEMT Ziguinchor and Jeanne d’Arc. A JA team which will approach the season with great ambitions in view of the sizeable recruits including the former Queen Ndèye Sène.
Head of pool B, the Dakar University club (Duc) and Saint-Louis basketball club will still have the ambition to challenge the leadership of the As city of Dakar for two seasons. This position was also affirmed last weekend when this team won the trophy of the Big 4 tournament in front of the Duke.
In addition to these two great contenders and great rivals of As Ville for a few seasons, Pool B is completed by ISEG Sport, ASFO, Diamaguène, Mbour BC and Bopp.
Among the men, the debates will be just as tight in the two constituted pools. Reigning champion of the season, AS Douanes is putting its champion trophy back on the line. Competing for the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the customs team is still sharp enough to still play the big roles in this current season. The Gabelous start the marathon on Wednesday January 25 with the duel between them in Pool A and Bopp.
A hen that she shares with USO, UGB, SIBAC, Mermoz, ASFA and Louga. In pool B, the Joan of Arc and the Duke are positioned as favorites. They will compete with As Ville Dakar, US Rail, Larry Diouf’s team, UCAD Sporting Club, Port and ASC Thiès.
It should be noted that due to a busy international calendar with the World Cup qualifiers (February 24-26), Basketball Africa League (March 11-21), Women’s Afrobasket (July 28-August 6) and the Men’s World Cup (August 25-September 10), the Senegalese Basketball Federation has decided to calibrate the current season to end it no later than August 31.
Omar Diaw
Composition of groups
National 1 masculin
Pool A: AS Customs, USO, UGB, SIBAC, Mermoz, Bopp, ASFA, Louga
Pool B: DUC, JA, Ville Dakar, US Rail, Larry Diouf, UCAD Sporting Club, Port, ASC Thiès
Women’s National 1
Poule A : Ville de Dakar, DBALOC, JA, Jaraaf, UCAD Sporting Club, Flying Stars, CEMT
Pool B: Duke, SLBC, ISEG Sport, ASFO, Diamaguena, Mbour BC, Bopp
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