14 December 2007
CAPE VERDE : The road to Beijing for CV's men's basketball team goes through Greece.
The FIBA Central Board announced Monday that Athens, Greece will play host to the Olympic qualifying tournament July 14 - 20, 2008 at OAKA Sports Arena.
The Cape Verdeans are very excited about the opportunity to qualify for the 2008 Olympics,
This year's successful finish in the FIBA Africa tournament, was the first step in the
CV's Team journey to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since.
Cape Verde placed third at the African tournament and will join Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Slovenia at the qualifying event, with three Olympic berths on the line.
The opportunity to go to Athens to compete for an olympic birth, is a major step in the
development of the Cape Verde mens basketball team. The Cape Verdians currently have athletes competing in four different countries around the world, honing their skills internationally to come together next summer and fight for an Olympic berth."
The formal draw to determine the four groups for the tournament will take place on Jan. 31, 2008 in Athens, Greece.
The Cape Verdeans are very excited about the opportunity to qualify for the 2008 Olympics,
This year's successful finish in the FIBA Africa tournament, was the first step in the
CV's Team journey to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since.
Cape Verde placed third at the African tournament and will join Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Slovenia at the qualifying event, with three Olympic berths on the line.
The opportunity to go to Athens to compete for an olympic birth, is a major step in the
development of the Cape Verde mens basketball team. The Cape Verdians currently have athletes competing in four different countries around the world, honing their skills internationally to come together next summer and fight for an Olympic berth."
The formal draw to determine the four groups for the tournament will take place on Jan. 31, 2008 in Athens, Greece.
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