Ultimately no collision between Basketball and Judo at Dakar Arena. A solution is being found. According to our colleagues at IGFM, judo leaders say they are ready to find a plan B and leave the room to the orange ball.
“There is a meeting tomorrow Monday at the Ministry of Sports with the minister. It’s to find a solution. But I think that judo will leave the room to basketball. This is what will happen because Senegal cannot miss the men’s Afrobasket. We risk suspension. That’s what we understood,” said an online media source.
The Senegalese Judo Federation and that of basketball risked finding themselves at Dakar Arena at the same time. The two bodies will each host a competition on the same dates.
In order not to cancel the International Judo Open, indicate our colleagues, the judokas have almost found a plan. The Exhibition Center in Diamniadio could host this International Judo Open from November 21 to 24, 2024. “Understanding the issues, judo is looking for a plan B. Basketball cannot have a plan B, unlike judo. This is why judo is currently targeting this Center. But everything will be known tomorrow during the meeting with the Minister of Sports. It will be to find a solution to prevent the image of Senegal from going around the world,” concludes our source, insisting on the holding of the Afrobasket qualifiers at Dakar Arena.
