Afrobasket qualifiers: the national five return empty-handed from Senegal

L’national basketball team no longer manages to impose itself on the continental scene. While he was offered a second chance by the FIBA Africa in the qualifications at theAfrobasket 2025 after its elimination by the Libyathe national five failed to take advantage of this second chance by suffering three consecutive defeats during the first round of the qualifiers in Dakar.

Opposed to the formidable team of South Sudan during the first match, the basketball players were no match, losing with a score of 82 to 66. The national team’s ordeal continued during the second duel of the qualifiers against the RD Congo. A match that the Lions of the Atlas lost by a score of 74 to 65.

During the last playoff match against MaliSunday, the national selection evolved without its winger shooter, Kevin Franceschi. His teammate Soufiane Benmhain also missed this match due to the flu. Reduced, the national five finally lost with a score of 66 to 64 against Mali. Catastrophic results which compromise Morocco’s chances of qualifying for the final phase of theAfrobasket. The national team will have the opportunity to rectify the situation during the second round of the qualifiers, scheduled for the month of February in Senegal.