Your Weekly Dose of FIBA Africa Zone 2 News takes you to Senegal where AS Douanes’ hopes for a league title have been crushed and we head to Mali where Stade Malien are leading the league.
Last Updated on
July 25, 2024
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AS Douanes’s quest for a third consecutive league title and a 12th league crown have been dashed to the winds after they were knocked out of the Play-offs of Senegal NM1 by Dakar University Club DUC 66-58.
As Douanes who represented Senegal in the last two editions of the Basket Africa League (BAL) will watch the Playoff final from the stands as DUC will take on AS Ville Dakar. However, AS Douanes still has a shot at a trophy as they target the Cup of Senegal. They had their pound of flesh during the first leg of the semis of Cup of Senegal, overpowering DUC59-36. A win in the second leg will see them sail through to the competition's final.
Still in Senegal, experienced American coach Otis Hughley is settling into his new position as head coach of Senegal’s Women’s basketball team following his recent appointment.
A two-time FIBA Women’s AfroBasket winner with Nigeria in 2019 and 2021, Hughley replaces Spaniard Alberto Antuna Leal, who was thanked recently by the Senegalese Federation. Antonio Leal was appointed coach of the Senegalese national team on November 8, 2023, to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris.
Stade Malien’s men's and women's sides are poised to make a clean sweep in Mali’s domestic league as both sides dominate their respective leagues after 14 games days. The two teams hope to see their leadership concretized with domestic crowns as they lead their respective leagues.
Women’s Standing
1- Stade Malien 26 points
2- 2- AS Real 25 points
3- 3- Djioliba 24 points
Men's standings
1- Stade Malien 28 points
2- USFAS 24 points
3- AS Police 24 points
[Photography / Imagery Courtesy of FIBA]
