Angola advances to the final by beating Mali 74-60

Mayzer Alexandre

The B-Team of Angola sneaked past Mali to meet Egypt in the finals of the All-African Games in Algeria. Mayzer Alexandre (185-G-84) and Domingos Bonifacio (189-G-84) led the Angolans with 16 points each while Vladimir Geronimo (193-F-78) (11) and Walter Costa (185-G-73) (10) scored also in double digits for the hosts of the African Championships. Mali was led by France-based Modibo Niakate (185-G-81, college: Cleveland St.) who collected 15 points and three assists , while Sory Diakite (170-G-73) netted in 12 points and Modibo Diarra (208-F/C-80, college: Memphis) another 10 points. Mali meets now Nigeria for the third-place game who lost surprisingly to Egypt in the other semi-final.