Basketball in Africa

R.I. Sports Company, will host their first international Basketball Tournament in the city of Praia. The tournament will count with the participation with teams from different continents. The teams will comprised of mixed players from different leagues. There will be a mixed team from Angola, 2 from the USA, and one of the local players.

The Mundialito will be one of the biggest event, of its type, to happen in Cape Verde. Besides the tournament, a Basketball clinic for coaches and players will be on the same dates.
The tournament will e held in the city of Praia, on the 21, 22 and 23 of May, with the teams from Angola, USA, and Cape Verde. On the Sal Island, the team from Angola will play an exhibition game against Pantera Negra (Sal island Regional champions).

The team from Angola will consist of: Emanuel Trovoada (coach) Angelo Victoriano (Assistant coach), Miguel Lutonda, Milton Barros, Domingos Bonifcio, Olmpio Cipriano, Carlos Morais, Carlos Almeida, Mario Correia, Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Joaquim Kikas Gomes, Eduardo Mingas, Vladimir Jeronimo, and Felizardo Ambrosio.

Team from the USA Strela Negra
Coach: Joao Barbosa, Assistant Coach: Amarildo Barbosa, Staff: Nildo Silva and Manuel Monteiro.
Team President: Paulo A. De Barros
Players: Christian Monteiro, Steve Do Souto, Nick Barros, Andre Barbosa, Tony Barros, John Varela, Tome Barros, Cesaltino Brazo, Elio Barbosa, Francisco Costa, Joe Amado e Joao Gomes

Team from the USA (New Bedford): Dwayne Pina (Head Coach - Bryant College ) Paul Lopes (Strength Coach), Aj Tavares (UMass Dartmouth), Keri Gonsalves (George Washington University), Ryan Rodrigues (Bloomberg College New Jersey), Aaron Christian (St Andrews College North Carolina), Brian Rudolph (Loyola Maryland), Nick Pontes (Bryant College), Marques Houtman (UMass Dartmouth), Vinny Lima (Northeastern University), Randy Torres (UMass Dartmouth), Wilson Pilarte (Bloomberg College NJ), Cobey Santos (University of New Hampshire), Jeff Xavier Providence College).
Staff: Eunice Monteiro, Emanuela Alves e Nair Andrade.

At the moment we have not received the list of players from the Praia league.

Clinic

The coaches Clinic will be monitored by well known coaches:

- Luis Magalhes (current Desportivo 1 de Agosto coach)
- Emanuel Trovoada (current Desportivo da Huila coach)
- Rico (ex Cape Verde National team captain and coach - and godfather to the Mundialito tournament)
- Babacar Sy (French-Senegalese, Director of Adidas for Africa, ex-USA College coach).

The Mini basketball camp will be directed by Prof. Francisco Romero Simon (Fran), who has a degree in Sports Management. Prof. Francisco Simon has a vast experience in coaching basketball at all levels, from cadets to the Senior National team.

Program
Date: 23/05/2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 H
Place: Placa Desportiva Escola Secundria Polivalente Cesaltina Ramos.
Participants: 60 Children - Ages 11 to 15.

8:00 H - Arrival
8:30 H - Presentation
9:00 H Warm ups
9:10 H Station Drills
12:00 H - Games
12:15 H Lunch
14:00 H - Dismissal
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Date: 24/05/2009 Sunday
Time: 8:30 H
Place: Placa Desportiva Escola Secundria Polivalente Cesaltina Ramos.
Participants: 60 Children ages 16 to 18.

8:00 H - Arrival
8:30 H - Presentation
9:00 H Warm ups
9:10 H Station Drills
12:00 H - Games
12:15 H Lunch
14:00 H - Dismissal

by Pedro Gomes africabasket.com