The Moroccan national basketball team won the African Championship for local players 2023, after defeating its Ivorian counterpart 78-76 in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Sunday.
The Moroccan national basketball team won the semi-final match against the defending champion, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a score of 76 to 69.
It is noteworthy that the Atlas Lions, led by coach Labib Al-Hamrani, won the opening match against the Rwanda national team 58-52, and were defeated by the Tunisian national team 67-52, before achieving three consecutive victories over Cameroon, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, thus ensuring their place in the final of this African competition. .
Côte d’Ivoire also lost in its first match against Kenya, before achieving victory over Gabon and Mali, and being eliminated by Rwanda in the semi-final match (74-71).
In the ranking match, the Rwanda national team defeated its counterpart, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to occupy the third place.
