Senegal, on Sunday, in Luanda, Angola, won her 7th Afrobasket Bronze medal in the Male category with 98-72 baskets against Cameroon in a battle of Lions.
Lions of Senegal showed superiority over Lions of Cameroon winning the 1st quarter 28-14; took the 2nd quarter 19-12 and going into half time with a whopping 47-21.
Senegal showed Cameroon is still a cub Lion, winning the 3rd quarter 31-22 and allowing the Cameroonians a breathing space with a grant of 24-20 to make final scores 98-72. Thus, 7th Bronze went to Senegal as expected by Book Makers.
Senegal ranked 42 had won the Bronze 6 times before in 1987; 1989; 1993; 2013; 2017 and 2021. She won Gold5 times; Silver 6 times and placed 4th four times.
Cameroon ranked 63 did not have a handsome record as they only had a Silver in 2007 and placed 4th thrice now in 1974; 2009 and 2025.
Cameroon lost to hosts Angola by hair breathe 74-73 in the semifinal; defeated Egypt 95-68 in the quarterfinals; beat DR Congo in the playoffs 77-68. She outplayed defending champions, Tunisia 86-56; beat Madagascar 80-77 and lost to Nigeria 90-99 in the group stages.
Senegal lost to Mali in the semifinal 80-88; defeated Ivory Coast 70-67 in the quarterfinals and subdued Guinea 70-67 in the playoffs. She defeated Uganda 88-53; lost to Egypt 77-91, and defeated Mali 80-70 in the group stages.
The grand final between hosts Angola and Mali is at 7 pm Sunday night.
Senegal is, therefore, standing 3rd in final placings while Cameroon is th ahead of Nigeria in the 5th position.
[This report was put together by Eniola Olatunji for Patmos Media Line]
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