AfroBasket 2015 squads

AfroBasket 2015 squads
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This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the AfroBasket 2015. The player ages are as of August 30, 2015, which will be the final day of the tournament.^[1]

Group A

Tunisia

Tunisia's final roster as announced in the official website.^[2]

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Abada, Omar 22 – 20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès C 5 Abbassi, Mohamed 29 – 22 April 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès G 6 Knioua, Nizar 32 – 8 June 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Stade Nabeulien G 7 El Mabrouk, Mourad 28 – 19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Club Africain PG 8 Sayeh, Mehdi 24 – 4 September 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Club athlétique bizertin F 9 Hdidane, Mohamed 29 – 27 April 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Stade Nabeulien SG 10 Roll, Michael 27 – 12 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tüyap Büyükçekmece B.K. C 11 Ghyaza, Mokhtar 28 – 15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès F 12 Ben Romdhane, Makrem 26 – 27 March 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Alexandria Sporting Club F 13 Rzig, Amine 34 – 25 August 1980 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Ittihad PF 14 Braa, Hamdi 28 – 7 September 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Alexandria Sporting Club C 15 Mejri, Salah 29 – 15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Dallas Mavericks	Head coach Adel Tlatli Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2015

Central African Republic

Central African Republic announced its 20-man preliminary squad on June 26, 2015, through head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo.^[3] However, William Kossangue, James Mays, and Maxime Zianveni later dropped out. Goporo said he would not pursue "players who do not want to play for their country."^[4] On July 30, 2015, Michael Mokongo was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.^[4]

Central African Republic men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G Damachoua, Destin 29 – 17 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CEP Lorient Djada, Philippe 21 – 31 March 1994 Barjouville F Djimrabaye, Jimmy 23 – 8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Le Portel Febou, Séverin 27 – 20 December 1987 F Feidanga, Glenn – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) LIU Brooklyn Ganda, Saladine 20 – 6 June 1995 F Grebongo, Johan 21 – 18 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines C Kongbo, Dimitri 28 – 8 August 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) F Kougere, Max 28 – 12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pau-Orthez G Madozein, Junior 27 – 10 October 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G Ngoy, Eddy 18 – 28 January 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G Pollagba, Wilfried 23 – 10 October 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hit Trésor G Sato, Romain 34 – 2 March 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Valencia G Sissoko, Amadou 20 – 16 December 1994 AS Mazanga F Yeguete, Will 23 – 16 October 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pau-Orthez F Zachée, Yannick 28 – 29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tarbes Lourdes	Head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Nigeria

On July 2, 2015, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) announced that Will Voigt would be the head coach for Nigeria at the AfroBasket. Ayinla Johnson and Abdulrahaman Mohammed would serve as assistant coaches.^[5] The team announced its preliminary squad on July 22.^[6]

Nigeria men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Uzoh, Ben 27 – 18 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Lagos Islanders BC G 5 Umeh, Michael 30 – 18 September 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Scaligera Basket F 6 Diogu, Ike 31 – 11 September 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Dongguan Leopards F 7 Aminu, Al-Farouq 24 – 21 September 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Portland Trail Blazers F 8 Olasewere, Jamal 23 – 16 September 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) VOO Wolves F 9 Oguchi, Chamberlain 29 – 28 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KK Włocławek F 10 Okoye, Stan 24 – 19 March 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pallacanestro Varese F 11 Ogide, Andy 27 – 1 October 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Poitiers Basket 86 G 12 Gbinije, Michael 23 – 5 June 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Syracuse C 13 Lawal, Shane 28 – 18 October 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) FC Barcelona C 14 Aminu, Alade 27 – 14 September 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) TED Ankara Kolejliler C 15 Oyedeji, Olumide 34 – 11 May 1981 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) London Lions	Head coach Will Voigt Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Uganda

Head coach Mandy Juruni announced Uganda's final roster on August 5, 2015. Ivan Lumanyika, who played a key role in the team's qualification, was known as the most notable player to be cut from the squad.^[7] Juruni added four new players: Brandon Sebirumbi, Marial Dhal, Stanley Ocitti, and Joseph Ikong.^[8]

Uganda men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G Balwigaire, John 25 – 10 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C Dhal, Marial 27 – 24 April 1988 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Our Saviour G Enabu, Jimmy – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) City Oilers C Malinga, Henry – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) KIU Titans F Johnson, Josh – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Stanbic Warriors G Ikong, Joseph – 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) DMark Power G Mukooza, Samuel 25 – 4 December 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Jämtland Basket G Nagwere, Kassim 25 – 23 June 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Fryshuset Basket F Ocitti, Stanley 35 – 28 May 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) F Omony, Stephen – 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Falcons BC G Kalwanyi, Samuel 20 – 20 March 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) City Oilers F Sebirumbi, Brandon 25 – 15 May 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Cáceres	Head coach Mandy Juruni Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Group B

Angola

Angola's final roster as announced in the official website.^[9]

Angola National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Ndoniema, Edson 24 – 11 February 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 5 Costa, Armando 32 – 3 June 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 6 Morais, Carlos 29 – 16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 7 Fortes, Roberto 30 – 9 November 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda G 8 Santos, Hermenegildo 25 – 16 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Paulo, Leonel 29 – 3 April 1986 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda C 10 Joaquim, Valdelício 25 – 2 April 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 11 Moore, Reggie 34 – 31 March 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 12 Ambrósio, Felizardo 27 – 25 December 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto C 13 Moreira, Yanick 24 – 31 July 1991 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Los Angeles Clippers G 14 Morais, Bráulio 24 – 17 December 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 15 Mingas, Eduardo 36 – 29 January 1979 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Recreativo do Libolo	Head coach Paulo Macedo Assistant coach(es) Jaime Covilhã Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Senegal

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Niang, Thierno 25 – 8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geish Army G 5 D'Almeida, Xane 32 – 21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes F 6 Thomas, Ibrahima 28 – 7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Muharraq SC SF 7 Diop, Mohamed 34 – 14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Escuela de Oficiales de la Fap F 8 Mendy, Antoine 32 – 16 August 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orléans Loiret Basket F 9 N'Doye, Maleye 35 – 19 August 1980 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Paris-Levallois Basket G 10 Mbengue, Ibrahima 32 – 13 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Douanes Dakar F 11 Faye, Mouhammad 29 – 14 September 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese C 12 Sene, Mouhamed 29 – 12 May 1986 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Austin Spurs C 13 Mbodj, Cheikh 28 – 1 August 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Czarni Słupsk C 14 Dieng, Gorgui 25 – 18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves F/C 15 Badji, Abdou 23 – 4 April 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) SAM Massagno Basket	Head coach Cheikh Sarr Assistant coach(es) Parfait Adjivon Raoul Toupane Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Group C

Egypt

Egypt's final roster as announced in the official website.^[10]

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club C 1 Kamal, Haytham 27 – 17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 4 Amin, Ehab 20 – 1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi G 5 Al Gendy, Amr 24 – 14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira G 6 Gunady, Ramy (C) 33 – 20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 27 – 23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 Tawfik, Ahmed 27 – 2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting F 11 Ahmed, Aly 23 – 15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield F 12 Shousha, Youssef 22 – 9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 27 – 6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad G 30 Mohamed, Ahmed 22 – 14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting C 50 Marei, Assem 23 – 16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State C 55 Oraby, Omar 23 – 8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira	Head coach Ahmed Marei Assistant coaches Mohamed Gaber Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Cameroon

Cameroon's final squad as shown in the official website of the competition.^[11]

Cameroon National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F 4 Adala, Arnaud-William 22 – 24 June 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Towson Tigers G 5 Curti, Aldo 28 – 27 February 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Dijon Basket G 6 Bitee, Parfait 30 – 23 July 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Ah-Ahly F 7 Kadji, Kenny 27 – 19 May 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Enel Brindisi F 8 Nana, Harding 34 – 17 January 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Braunschweig G 9 Nzeulie, Jérémy 24 – 15 February 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Nanterre G 10 Njoya, Seoud 34 – 17 January 1981 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Union Tarbes Lourdes G 11 Tchoubaye, Frank 23 – 15 April 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Malabo F 12 Wangmene, Alexis 26 – 1 March 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Krka F 13 Siakam, Boris 28 – 11 September 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bowling Green Bandits F 14 Moundou-Missi, Steve 23 – 7 April 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Aris Leeuwarden F 15 Essengué, Gaston 31 – 10 October 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Isidro	Head coach Michel Perrin Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Gabon

On June 11, 2015, head coach Thierry Bouanga announced the 21-man preliminary roster for Gabon.^[12][13]

Gabon men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F Abessolo, Sylvere 31 – 1 October 1983 Somo F Assoumou, Marius 31 – 28 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Somo Atsu, Rodrigue 22 – 5 November 1992 Manga G Belinga, Yannick 33 – 29 May 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Somo Boundou, Cabrel – Stade Mandji Essono, Lerry 23 – 11 March 1992 IRB BBA G Fabre, Lionel – 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tali G Kobangoye, Francis 24 – 4 November 1990 Tali C Lasme, Stéphane 32 – 17 December 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Mapaga, Marvin 22 – 28 February 1993 Hope F Mayimba, Thérence 20 – 10 March 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) George Mason G Ndikouedi, Chris – Hope G Ndong, Steeve – Manga C Obame, Freddy 29 – 6 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Estuaire F Ombago, Darlys – USC Ontala, Emmanuel – Somo F Ossami, Axe – AS Estuaire F Redombina, Fabien 32 – 31 August 1982 St. Clare C Reteno, Jason 37 – 8 October 1977 Tali F Silva, Chris 18 – 16 September 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) South Carolina Wora, Emeric – Stade Mandji	Head coach Thierry Bouanga Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Group D

Algeria

Algeria's final squad as shown in the official website of the competition.^[14]

Algeria men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Mostefai, Abderrahman 26 – 3 May 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) GS Pétroliers G/F 5 Dekkiche, Abdesslem 29 – 27 February 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) GS Pétroliers G 6 Sahraoui, Faycal 36 – 27 July 1979 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Union Basket La Rochelle PG 7 Mekdad, Samir 28 – 12 October 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Berck PG 8 Benzegala, Mounir 28 – 7 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 9 Harat, Mohamed 25 – 9 June 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FUS de Rabat G 10 Zerouali, Mohamed 25 – 27 March 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) CSC Constantine C 11 Ghezzoul, Touhami 28 – 5 January 1987 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 12 Ammour, Kamel 24 – 17 June 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Brissac-Aubance F 13 Gaham, Hocine 29 – 1 May 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GS Pétroliers F 14 Cheriet, Mehdi 28 – 12 April 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Roanne C 15 Touati, Sedik 26 – 25 January 1987 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) GS Pétroliers	Head coach Aly Fellali Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F Banda, Eric 31 – 6 February 1984 Cameo Sigauke F/C Chikoko, Vitalis 24 – 12 February 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Scaligera Basket G/F Chitsinde, Taurai 30 – 1 June 1985 Cameo Sigauke PG Chitsinde, Tawanda 27 – 14 August 1988 Cameo Sigauke Chivhangane, Neville – Hore, Brian – G/F Maturure, Tatenda 27 – 14 August 1988 JBC Masvisvi, Agrippa – Cameo Sigauke Mugabe, Jr., Robert – AU Dubai G Mungomezi, Simba 29 – 29 January 1986 JBC Muyambo, Moses – Mercenaries PG Ngove, Nyasha – Eastern Cape Windbreakers C Pasipamire, Everisto 21 – 28 July 1994 Cameo Sigauke G Shenje, Duncan 30 – 25 January 1985 Cameo Sigauke	Head coach Ellery Pinkerton Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Cape Verde

Cape Verde's final squad as shown in the official FIBA website.^[15]

Cape Verde National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Akanda-Coronel, Dimitry 23 – 13 August 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bryant Bulldogs G 5 Xavier, Jeff 29 – 7 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Medi Bayreuth F 6 Almeida, Ivan 26 – 10 May 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Chorale Roanne G 7 Freire, Braima 33 – 19 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Física G 8 Correia, Mário 28 – 17 March 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Almeida, Joel 29 – 11 October 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Xuventude F 10 Soares, Kenneti 25 – 17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Prédio G 11 Mendonça, Fidel 31 – 7 July 1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Algés C 12 Gomes, Keven 19 – 29 October 1995 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) FC Porto G 13 Rudolph, Brian 26 – 17 September 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Loyola Greyhounds F 14 Coronel, Kevin 23 – 3 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Académica do Mindelo C 15 Mascarenhas, Rodrigo 35 – 24 March 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) S.L. Benfica	Head coach Alex Nwora Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F 4 Aselaini, Serzhi 23 – 29 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TSU Tbilisi G 5 Diabate, Mouloukou 28 – 21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gravelines G 6 Zahoui, Jean-Yves 17 – 8 March 1998 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Brieuc G 7 Kouadio, Cédric 29 – 24 July 1986 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) JCA Abidjan F 8 Oulai, Kehasson 19 – 20 October 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ABC C 9 Bangoura, Morlaye 36 – 18 February 1979 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ABC G 10 Meite, Alassane 23 – 21 September 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ABC G 11 Koffi, Andaman 30 – 18 May 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pays d'Ollones G 12 Bahin, Yoli 32 – 10 July 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kénitra F 13 Tapé, Éric 33 – 25 October 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fecamp F 14 Meite, Namori 27 – 5 February 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oullins C 15 Aboubacar, Seydou 21 – 9 May 1994 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Palencia	Head coach Natxo Lezkano Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

References

1. "Bracket". FIBA. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
4. "Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return". FIBA.
5. "Voigt confirmed as Nigeria coach for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
6. "Lawal included in Nigeria's star-studded preliminary squad for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
7. "AfroBasket 2015 - Team Profile: Uganda". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
8. "Sebirumbi and Dhal boost Uganda's final roster for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
12. "Afrobasket : Le Gabon, ses poules et ses présélectionnés". Gabon Review. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
13. "College prospect Silva highlights Gabon's preliminary squad". FIBA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

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