Round 3: ABC hands first loss to US Monastir

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tunisian US Monastir (2-1) on the court of Ivorian ABC on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by ABC 90-74. ABC forced 22 US Monastir turnovers. It was a good game for Nigerien guard Abdoulaye Harouna (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) who led his team to a victory with 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. American-Ivorian forward Mike Fofana (206-1997, college: HSU, agency: One Motive Sports) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Ukrainian-American point guard Jerome Randle (175-1987, college: California) answered with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for US Monastir. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ABC is looking forward to face Stade (#5) in the next round. US Monastir will play against Douanes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of Rwandan REG (3-1) against Mali Stade (2-2) on Saturday night. Visiting REG was crushed by Stade in 84-64. It was a great evening for forward Aliou Diarra (-2001) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds. Souleymane Berthe helped adding 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Delwan Graham (200-1988, college: Jacksonville, agency: BIG) with 18 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Stade will play against ABC in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. REG will play against US Monastir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in was also quite interesting. Senegalese Douanes (2-2) played at the court of Nigerian Kwara Falcons (0-4). Douanes managed to secure a 7-point victory 75-68 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Jean-Jacques Boissy who led the winners and scored 22 points and 4 assists. Jeremiah Mordi came up with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Kwara Falcons in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Douanes will meet US Monastir (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kwara Falcons will play against ABC and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 3 Stade were beaten by Douanes on the road 74-58.

Group Group A

ABC - US Monastir 90-74

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tunisian US Monastir (2-1) on the court of Ivorian ABC on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by ABC 90-74. ABC forced 22 US Monastir turnovers. It was a good game for Nigerien guard Abdoulaye Harouna (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) who led his team to a victory with 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. American-Ivorian forward Mike Fofana (206-1997, college: HSU, agency: One Motive Sports) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Ukrainian-American point guard Jerome Randle (175-1987, college: California) answered with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Senegalese forward Ibrahima Thomas (213-1987, college: Cincinnati, agency: BIG) added 14 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for US Monastir. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ABC is looking forward to face Stade (#5) in the next round. US Monastir will play against Douanes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
US Monastir: J.Randle 25+5reb+5ast, I.Thomas 14+10reb, R.Slimane 12+2reb, O.Marnaoui 6+2reb+1ast, F.Lahyani 5+3reb, A.Addami 3+1ast
ABC: A.Harouna 33+6reb+3ast, M.Fofana 18+4reb+3ast, S.Konate 15+4reb+2ast, A.Robinson 9+4reb+2ast, C.Bile 5+2reb+2ast, C.Obekpa 4+9reb+2ast

Douanes - Stade 74-58

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Senegalese Douanes' (2-2) home victory over Mali Stade (2-2) in Dakar 74-58 on Friday. Douanes forced 22 Stade turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for American Marcus Crawford who led the winners and scored 21 points and 4 assists. Point guard Jean-Jacques Boissy (183-2000) accounted for 13 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Souleymane Berthe (-2000, agency: The French Family Consulting) came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds and forward Aliou Diarra (-2001) added 9 points and 14 rebounds respectively for Stade in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Douanes will meet US Monastir (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Stade will play against ABC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Stade: B.Souleymane 17+6reb+2ast, D.Aliou 9+14reb+1ast, M.Keita 9+2reb+4ast, M.Pare 6+3reb+1ast, C.Rueben 5+9reb+1ast, M.Keita 4+1reb+2ast
Douanes: C.Marcus 21+4reb+4ast, B.Osei 14+6reb, B.Jean-Jacques 13+4reb+4ast, I.Ochereobia 8+7reb+1ast, N.Bara 8+8reb, D.Mamadou 6+3reb+2ast

Stade - REG 84-64

Very important is a road loss of Rwandan REG (3-1) against Mali Stade (2-2) on Saturday night. Visiting REG was crushed by Stade in 84-64. Stade forced 21 REG turnovers and outrebounded them 49-35 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for forward Aliou Diarra (-2001) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds. Souleymane Berthe (-2000, agency: The French Family Consulting) helped adding 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Delwan Graham (200-1988, college: Jacksonville, agency: BIG) with 18 points and the other American import guard Cleveland Thomas (192-1993, college: WKU, agency: Slash Sports) scored 6 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Stade will play against ABC in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. REG will play against US Monastir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
REG: A.Filer 19+1reb, D.Graham 18+4reb, D.Ndayisaba 8+7reb, N.Jean 8+6reb+1ast, C.Thomas 6+5reb+10ast, K.Ulrich 3+9reb
Stade: B.Souleymane 23+7reb+4ast, D.Aliou 20+16reb+2ast, K.Amayo 14+8reb+6ast, N.Traore 7+2reb+1ast, J.Wilkins 6+3reb+2ast, M.Keita 6+2reb

Kwara Falcons - Douanes 68-75

The game in was also quite interesting. Senegalese Douanes (2-2) played at the court of Nigerian Kwara Falcons (0-4). Douanes managed to secure a 7-point victory 75-68 on Saturday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Douanes made 9 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Jean-Jacques Boissy (183-2000) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 4 assists. American Marcus Crawford accounted for 17 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Point guard Jeremiah Mordi (194-1993, college: Queens, NY, agency: Green Sports Management) came up with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Michael Oriakhi (-2003) added 11 points respectively for Kwara Falcons in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Douanes will meet US Monastir (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kwara Falcons will play against ABC and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Kwara Falcons: E.Victor 12+2reb+1ast, O.Michael 11+3reb+2ast, T.Mamadou 10+1reb+1ast, J.Mordi 8+7reb+4ast, J.Adekoya 8+2ast, S.Conteh 5+5reb+1ast
Douanes: B.Jean-Jacques 22+4reb+4ast, C.Marcus 17+4reb+6ast, B.Osei 10+3reb+1ast, M.Diagne 6+6reb+1ast, D.Mamadou 6+4reb+1ast, N.Alkaly 4+2reb+2ast



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