Central Africans keep team from qualifiers for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 preparations
BANGUI (FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017) - The Central African Republic (CAF) have kept the entire team from last June's regional qualifiers against the Democratic Republic of Congo for the FIBA Women's
BANGUI (FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017) - The Central African Republic (CAF) have kept the entire team from last June's regional qualifiers against the Democratic Republic of Congo for the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 preparations.
According to the preliminary squad sent to FIBA Africa, CAF who benefited from a wild card to partake in the continent's most important women's basketball event, have added seven new faces.
| Central African Republic's 19-player preliminary squad for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 | |||
| Isabelle Djel | Debrah Eyene-Mengue | Regina Kossi Imbaguere | Gabriela Guegbelet |
| Rida Guetel | Tonine Kolembe | Claudia Kokito-Yagba | Anicette Koumba |
| Murielle Assando Kotta | Alexandra Carmen Kotta | Claudia Kotta | Maureen Kotta |
| Lisa Madozein | Princess Mbaye | Gladys Ndangue | Chancela Ngaisset |
| Patricia Ngbonga | Cynthia Nzapa | Hortencia Yamalet | |
Despite beating the DR Congo in the last of the two-game regional qualifiers, CAF lost the series 117-109 on aggregate.
Now, Rodrigue Toka Keressenlet's side will look to overcome Mali, Cameroon, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire and Angola in Group A of the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 in Mali, which runs from August 18-27.
Meanwhile, in Bangui, they test their competitiveness against local boys teams.
The finalists in Bamako will represent Africa at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Spain.
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