Angola name 22-player preliminary squad for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 training camp
LUANDA (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) - Angola newly appointed head coach Manuel Silva on Wednesday named 22 players for their FIBA AfroBasket 2017 preparations.
LUANDA (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) - Angola newly appointed head coach Manuel Silva on Wednesday named 22 players for their FIBA AfroBasket 2017 preparations.
Silva kept all but one player who featured at FIBA AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia where they lost to Nigeria in the Final. Braulio Morais suffered a motorbike accident early this year and is still recovering.
Libolo's Olimpio Cipriano named MVP of 2016-17 🇦🇴 BIC Basket pic.twitter.com/u9b978iPJj
— Angolan Basketball (@AngolanBasket) May 26, 2017
Meanwhile, Olimpio Cipriano, who was named Most Valuable Player of 2017 Angola BIC Basket League, and sat out the latest edition of the African championship due to an injury, is set to make his return.
| Angola 22-player preliminary roster for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 | |||
| Felizardo Ambrosio | Milton Barros | Pedro Bastos | Olimpio Cipriano |
| Armando Costa | Leandro da Conceicao | Silvio De Sousa | Teotonio Do |
| Gerson Domingos | Bruno Fernandes | Roberto Fortes | Gerson Goncalves |
| Valdelicio Joaquim | Alexandre Jungo | Valdir Manuel | Eduardo Mingas |
| Carlos Morais | Reggie Moore | Yanick Moreira | Edson Ndoniema |
| Leonel Paulo | Hermenegildo Santos | ||
Among the newcomers, Leandro Da Conceicao, son of Angola great Jean Jacques Da Conceicao, is joined by 19-year-old Alexandre Jungo, Teotonio Do and Pedro Bastos.
I know my guys will handle the business the right way!! Still apart of the family🇦🇴💯✌🏾 https://t.co/d5LsQ3g0KY
— Bruno Fernando™ (@BrunoFernandoMV) June 11, 2017
Angola rising star Bruno Fernandes, who will miss the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup due to academic reasons, has also been called up for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 preparations.
According to a statement from the Angolan Basketball Federation, the former African champions will open their preparation on June 19 in their capital city of Luanda.
This year's FIBA AfroBasket is expected to take place in Angola in September.
List of teams qualified for the FIBA Africa's most important competition includes reigning champions Nigeria, Angola, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Uganda, Rwanda, Mozambique and South Africa.
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