Etoile Sportive Rades preparing star-studded lineup for FIBA Africa Champions 2017
RADES (FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017) - Seven FIBA AfroBasket winners are set to feature for this year's FIBA Africa Champions Cup (ACC) hosts Etoile Sportive de Rades
RADES (FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017) - Seven FIBA AfroBasket winners are set to feature for this year's FIBA Africa Champions Cup (ACC) hosts Etoile Sportive de Rades, according to a preliminary squad sent to FIBA Africa.
Adel Tlatli, the man who guided Tunisia to their first-ever African title in 2011, is at the helm of the Tunisian champions.
Joining Tlatli are Amin Rzig and Marouane Kechrid - a duo who played crucial roles in Tunisia's 2011 continental success.
Nevertheless, five members of Tunisia winning FIBA AfroBasket 2017 team - including Omar Abada, Zied Chennoufi, Mourad El Mabrouk, Mokhtar Ghayaza, and Mohamed Hadidane - are also included in the ES Rades' preliminary squad.
| Etoile Sportive de Rades 'preliminary squad for FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017 | |||
| Omar Abada | Mohamed Abbassi | Amrou Boulallegue | Zied Chennoufi |
| Mourad El Mabrouk | Achref Gannouni | Mokhtar Ghayaza | Mohamed Hadidane |
| Marouane Kechrid | Averon Matthews | Khalil Mejri | Amine Rzig |
| Dustin Charles Salisbery | Ahmed Smaili | ||
The annual ACC will run from December 11-20 in Rades.
This is the ACC 2017 lineup: Etoile Sportive Rades (Tunisia), Kano Pillars (Nigeria), Gome Bulls (Nigeria), AS Mazembe (Democratic Republic of Congo), New Generation (DR Congo), City Oilers (Uganda), InterClube de Luanda (Angola), Sport Libolo e Benfica (Angola), Ferroviario da Beira* (Mozambique), Union Sportive Monastirienne* (Tunisia), Association Sportive Sale (Morocco) and Groupement Sportive Petroliers (Algeria).
*Recipient of wild cards.
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