He is one of the top scorers of the tournament and the number 1 of the Lions currently. Brancou Badio, who has 34 points scored in 2 games, says he is comfortable in the system put in place by the coach.
Neither Rwanda nor Gabon have found the trick to muzzle Brancou Badio on the ground. Speaking about Senegal's offensive weapon, coach Cheikh Sarr was full of praise for him: “He is one of the best leaders in Africa. They (the Lions) tried to isolate Williams (Rwanda's top scorer in the first match) like we tried to isolate Brancou, but they were better at isolating than us,” Cheikh Sarr declared at a press conference. .
Brancou Badio finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists at the end of the first game, victory against Rwanda. He put together a good performance against Gabon with 20 points, 3 rebounds and an assist.
Former resident of Saltigué, a club in Rufisque, the 25-year-old leader was voted best revelation of the basketball championship season in 2018. Three years later, basketball fans only had his name on their lips during the Afrobasket 2021. Since then, he has continued his rise and became a member of the national team with the status of vice-captain while Gorgui Sy Dieng inherited the armband.
In a press conference, he stressed the importance of having veterans and young people in the den in order to have a strong team for AfroBasket 2025.
Senegal will play Cameroon this Sunday for the last match of this second window of qualifying for AfroBasket 2025.
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