ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - As the 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers reach their decisive moment this month, we take a closer look at the individual statistics that marked the first 30 games of the tournament in February and November 2024.
POINTS PER GAME
Guinea's Shannon Evans and Ugandan shooting guard Robinson Opong set the tournament alight in February 2024.
PLAYER | NATIONAL TEAM | POINTS PER GAME |
|---|---|---|
Shannon Evans | Guinea | 23.3 |
Robinson Opong | Uganda | 23.3 |
Brancou Badio | Senegal | 22.3 |
Devine Eke | Nigeria | 22 |
Mike Nuga | Nigeria | 21.7 |
REBOUNDS PER GAME
Central African Republic, Morocco and Nigeria may have all finished their opening three games without a win, but on an individual level three players have made their names.
PLAYER | NATIONAL TEAM | REBOUNDS PER GAME |
|---|---|---|
Allan Dokossi | Central African Republic | 11.3 |
Bright Akhuetie | Nigeria | 11.3 |
Mohamed Choua | Morocco | 11.3 |
Wenyen Gabriel | South Sudan | 10.5 |
Aliou Diarra | Mali | 10 |
Omar Siby | Gabon | 10 |
BLOCKS PER GAME
Morocco's Mohamed Choua has emerged as the most intimidating defender heading into the third window of the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers. Thinking of scoring against Morocco? Look around. Choua could come out of nowhere to block your shot.
What makes Choua's defensive prowess so impressive is the fact that, at 2.02m, he is far from a towering defender.
PLAYER | NATIONAL TEAM | BLOCKS PER GAME |
|---|---|---|
Mohamed Choua | Morocco | 2.7 |
Wenyen Gabriel | South Sudan | 2.5 |
Osborn Shema | Rwanda | 2.3 |
STEALS PER GAME
As well as becoming the first player in the history of the AfroBasket Qualifiers to record a triple-double, Mohamed Sadi has become a defensive menace for opponents.
In Libya's 89-82 overtime win over Nigeria, Sadi finished with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists and .... 10 steals. An incredible performance from Sadi.
PLAYER | NATIONAL TEAM | STEALS PER GAME |
|---|---|---|
Mohamed Sadi | Libya | 5.3 |
Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | South | 2.5 |
Allan Dokossi | Central African Republic | 4.0 |
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