The city of Luanda will welcome players for the second edition of the basketball competition made for home-based players.
FIBA Africa President, Anibal Manave, has praised Angola after it was confirmed as the next host of the FIBA competition for home-based players, AfroCan.
Manave has eulogised Angola for its hosting capacity and capabilities ahead of the 2023 edition, per FIBA Africa.
According to the President, the Southern African nation is well-organised to host the AfroCan which he says is important for FIBA Africa’s strategy.
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"I would like to wish Angola good luck, and a good organisation of this event, and let Angola be Angola." Manave told FIBA.
"They are good hosts; they are a well-organised country, and this is important for FIBA Africa strategy."
Angola becomes the second country to host the competition after the West African nation, Mali, hosted the maiden edition four years ago.
More on AfroCan
The FIBA AfroCan is a 12-team basketball competition held every four years intended for home-based players.
Eight teams are expected to book a ticket to the 2023 edition in Angola via regional qualifiers in all the FIBA Africa seven zones.
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Thereafter, the eight qualifiers will join up with the last four from the first edition to complete the lineup for the event.
Teams who have made it through to the competition so far include DR Congo, the defending champions, Kenya, Angola and Morocco.
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Angola promises good organisation
Speaking on behalf of the Angolan Basketball Federation was its President, Jose Moniz, who has promised to ensure his country uses the competition to further develop its domestic youth programs.
"It's important for us to organise such an event because [as a Federation] we have been working extremely hard in youth basketball programs," Moniz added.
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"Our objective is to keep our youth basketball programs active. We have several infrastructures that we must put to public usage, and this is a great opportunity to do so. We have quality venues in Malanje, Namibe, Huila and Benguela. We hope to take a competition like this to places outside of the capital."
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