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Young, talented and ambitious, InterClube head to FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017 set to make some noise

LUANDA (FIBA Africa Champions Cup) - In their first FIBA Africa Champions (ACC) appearance since 2005, InterCube are expecting to count on a number of Angola rising stars.

Head coach Alberto Babo has selected Gerson Domingos (21), Alexandre Jungo (20) and Jonatao Ndjungu (19) - a trio often described as future key members of the Angolan national team.

They will be joined by 24-year-old Fidel Cabita, a talented forward, who was part of Angola's preliminary squad for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers.

InterClube de Luanda's preliminary squad for FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017
Paulo Barros	Fidel Cabita	Gerson Domingos	Godalfim Freitas
Abdel Gomes	Alexandre Jungo	Miguel Kiala	Gilson Martins
Jonatao Ndjungu	Dilson Piedade	Ngombo Rogerio	Jose Salvador
Paulo Santana	Henry Uhengwu	Egidio Ventura

Following a runner-up finish at FIBA ACC Zone 6 Qualifier in Botswana, the Angola Police-funded club "are going to plan one game at a time in order to achieve a successful campaign," according to Babo.

They look to improve or maintain their ACC runner-up finish in 2005.

"We have scouted our opponents, and I am confident my players will respond accordingly," the Portuguese play-caller added.

This year's ACC is scheduled to take place in Rades, Tunisia, from December 11-20.

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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