After being offered a second chance in the race for the playoffs forAfroCAN 2025 de Basketballthe national team has moved up a gear to prepare for the first round of qualifications which will be played from November 22 to 24 at Senegal.
Since the announcement of the grant by the FIBA Africa of a Wild Card au Moroccothe national team began its preparations as part of a gathering in Salé, led by Labib El Hamranirecalled by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation to lead the team during the playoffs, a gathering punctuated by a friendly match. El Hamrani called on 20 players, the vast majority of whom play in clubs in the Excellence Division and others in France, Italy and the United States. After the end of the first phase of preparations, the national team will head to Senegal this Sunday to continue their training.
Two friendly matches in Senegal before the start of the competition
The second phase of preparations for thenational team continues on Senegalese soil with the programming of two friendly matches. According to the FRMBBthese two friendly outings will take place on November 18 and 20 in order to give maximum playing time to national basketball players. Note that the first duel of Lions of the Atlas in Group A of the qualifying tournament promises to be tough, since they will face the formidable team of South Sudan. A team that had given the American team and its host of stars a lot of trouble during the Paris 2024 Olympics. Subsequently, the national five will cross swords with the RD Congoon November 23, before concluding the competition, on Sunday, November 24, with a final match against the Mali.
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