Senegal open training camp ahead of third window of African Qualifiers
DAKAR (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Senegal on Monday opened their preparations for next month's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Africans Qualifiers action in Dakar.
DAKAR (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Senegal on Monday opened their preparations for next month's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Africans action in Dakar.
Louis Adams and Thierno Niang - two members of the Senegalese national team who claimed a 2-1 mark in the first-leg of Group D of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers in February in Maputo - headline a group of 14 locally-based players.
Not all Senegal internationals who featured at FIBA AfroBasket 2017, as well as in the first-leg of Group D, are available due to club commitments, but some are expected to join the No.2 team in Africa at a later stage.
| Senegal's 14-player preliminary squad for second-leg of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers | |||
| Louis Adams | El Hadji Badio | Abdoulaye Coulibaly | Cheikh Bamba Diallo |
| Mamadou Lamine Diallo | Pape Moustapha Diop | Birahim Gaye | Sergine Bamba Gaye |
| Matar Gueye | Alkaly Ndour | Thierno Niang | Alfousseyni Sall |
| Ibrahima Sankare | Moussa Seck | ||
According to the Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB), the three-day training camp will run until Wednesday, May 30 while the second phase of preparations will take place from June 4-6.
Senegal currently lead Group D ahead of Mozambique, the Central African Republic and Cote d'Ivoire.
From June 29 - July 1, Senegal will host in their capital city of Dakar the second-leg of Group D with an eye set on the 12-team Second Round of the African Qualifiers, which starts in September.
Senegal rank among favourites to secure one of the five tickets on offer for African nations for the 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
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