Basketball in Africa

Nigeria men and woemn team got off to a good start of the basketball event of the 9th All Africa Games holding in Algers, Algeris.The men team captain by former Seattle SuperSonic centre Olumide Oyedeji defeated mali by 77-65 points to send a note of warning to other countries gunning for the Games' gold medal.

The Mfon Udoka led Lady Tigers began the defence of their gold medal won four years ago also on a good note beating Zimbabwe comprehensively by 30 points margin of 85-55 points.

Other countries that had their name on the winners sheet of the day-one of the basketball event of the Africa version of the world Olympic Games include Egypt who defeated Tunisia by 86-64 points just as Cameroon recorded a 75-50 points win over Liberia in the men category, while the games between games gold medal defending champion, Angola against Congo and that of South Africa versus host Algeria were still on at the time of this report.

In the women cadre Mozambique playing in group-A alongside host Algeria defeated Cote d'Ivoire by 63-39 points, Angola ladies fell to the superior fire power of DR Congo by 74-58 points while Tunisia managed a 58-56 points victory over Kenya.

2nd Day program (13 July 07)

Group A
17h00. Egypt vs. Côte d’Ivoire
19h00. Algeria vs. Tunisia
Exempt : South Africa

Group B
Venue : Staoueli
15h00. Angola vs. Liberia
17h00. Nigeria vs. DR Congo
19h00. Cameroon vs. Mali

By Seinde Ikuesan