Mohamed Choua when slamming a dunk against Kenya.
The national basketball team managed to get the upper hand over Kenya on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the AfroCan, winning with a score of 55 to 45. A difficult victory against a tough Kenyan team and which allows five national to go to the semi-finals of the continental competition.
After beating the Cameroon during the play-off match to reach the quarter-finals of theAfroCanthe national basketball team repeated his feat, this time dominating the Kenya in the quarter-finals of the continental competition. A difficult qualification against a well-organized Kenyan team, which has players with strong athletic qualities. Despite this, Ali Lahrichi’s teammates managed to impose their rhythm from the first four-stroke, which they won 17-10. A trend that continued during the second four-stroke, also won on the score of 17 to 12. After half-time, the Kenyans returned to the charge to try to reverse the trend.
They also managed to win in the third quarter (15-9). In the final round of the competition, the Moroccans regained control, thanks to the experience of the players of the national team and the performance of the new guard, like the new revelation of national basketball, Kevin Franceschi, MVP of the game with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The semi-final of the AfroCan, which is played this Friday, will oppose the national five to the winner of the DR Congo-Nigeria match, which was also held on Thursday.
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2023-07-13 15:36:04
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