Georges Niang, the winger of the Atlanta Hawks, made an exit to express his intentions to wear the colors of the Senegal national team.
Again, Georges Niang, the Atlanta basketball player, has unveiled his ambitions to play for the Senegal team. “Yes, I love being Senegalese. Now that I have mo [Mouhamed Gueye] In the team, I talk about it all the time. My father was born and grew up there, he transmitted to me the Senegalese culture. I have returned several times, and it is an incredible place with extraordinary people. I am really very proud to be Senegalese ”he said.
Born in 1993 from a Senegalese father and an American mother, Georges Niang obtained his Senegalese passport in 2021. The Hawks player hopes this summer to end the administrative papers to finally put on the colors of Senegal.
-“Yes, I have the Sesénégalese passport. I hope I can settle this this summer and play with Senegal. It would be an honor to play with them ”he said recently, reported by Seneweb.
Niang concludes with a vibrant message: “Thank you for your support. I can’t wait to represent Senegal in a tournament. I am so proud to be Senegalese. »»
From the top of his 201 cm, the 31-year-old winger would be a major asset for the national team for the next Afro-Basket. Senegal, which won its last title in 1997, aspires to win the continental championship again. The Lions had finished in third place in 2021. The integration of a player from the Niang stature could be the trigger long awaited by the national team to find the way to success.
