{"id":3275,"date":"2025-02-24T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:20:30","slug":"south-sudan-qualifies-for-the-basketball-africa-cup-finals-in-angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=3275","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan Qualifies for the Basketball Africa Cup Finals in Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juba \/ Al-Wadi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Sudan national basketball team has secured its qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations finals with merit, set to take place later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The qualifiers for Groups 1 and 3 were held at Ibn Yassin Hall in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, from February 12 to 23. The Bright Stars&#8217; group included host nation Morocco, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481805079_18068240914893095_3007724536382866388_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481805079_18068240914893095_3007724536382866388_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481805079_18068240914893095_3007724536382866388_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481805079_18068240914893095_3007724536382866388_n-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>South Sudan triumphed in its first match against host Morocco with a score of 89-58 but narrowly lost to Mali 72-75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their third and final qualifier match, they defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo 89-58, finishing at the top of their group and securing a well-deserved qualification to the continental finals for the second time in their history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481182629_18068135092893095_4236990897866228657_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481182629_18068135092893095_4236990897866228657_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481182629_18068135092893095_4236990897866228657_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/481182629_18068135092893095_4236990897866228657_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Angolan capital, Luanda, will host the Africa Cup of Nations finals from August 12 to 24. The tournament lineup is now complete, featuring 16 teams: South Sudan, Egypt, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Cameroon, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Tunisia, Madagascar, Mali, Guinea, Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria, Cape Verde, and Libya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480933154_18068135101893095_8224640740359870437_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480933154_18068135101893095_8224640740359870437_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480933154_18068135101893095_8224640740359870437_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480933154_18068135101893095_8224640740359870437_n-768x767.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that Tunisia is the reigning champion, having won the last edition of the tournament in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2021, when they defeated C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba \/ Al-Wadi The South Sudan national basketball team has secured its qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations finals with merit, set to take place later this year. 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