South Sudan of classified to the first Olympic Games of its young history, by sealing the only direct ticket to paris 2024 attributed to the Africa zone thanks to their victory against Angola (101-78) in Manila.
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The ‘Bright Stars’, who are participating in their first World Cup, will ensured they finished with the best balance of the five African teams (3 wins and 2 losses) after Egypt’s loss to New Zealand (88-86).
The South Sudanese team thus brings joy to an independent country since 2011 and which is trying to recover from the bloody civil war that caused at least 380,000 deaths and displaced millions between 2013 and 2018.
Australia, the best nation in Oceania at this World Cup, and France, as the organizing country, had already qualified for the Games.
They remain, however, five direct tickets to be awarded in this World Cup: for the two best ranked countries in the Europe and America zones, and for the best Asian.
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2023-09-02 13:45:32
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