Basketball-Africa-League Round 3 (Regular Season): Al Ahly lose to Club Africain

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Egyptian Al Ahly (1-1) in Tunis on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by Tunisian Club Africain (2-0) 69-68. It was a great evening for point guard Omar Abada (189-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 7 assists. Guard Oussama Marnaoui (196-1999) helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Club Africain is looking forward to face FUS Rabat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Ahly will play against FUS Rabat and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Egyptian Al Ahly's (#4) 76-72 road victory against Senegalese ASCVD. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech, agency: The Crew A.M.) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Johnathan Jordan accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn, agency: BIG) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds for ASCVD in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Al Ahly will play against FUS Rabat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. ASCVD will play against Maktown (#4) in Makurdi and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Quite upsetting was Nigerian Maktown's 25-point home defeat in a game versus Moroccan FUS Rabat who smashed hosts The best player for the winners was William Perry who scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was Peter Olisemeka who recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds. Maktown's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. FUS Rabat will meet at home Al Ahly (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Maktown will play against ASCVD and hope to win that game.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: Club Africain won against ASCVD on the opponent's court 85-79. Winless JCA lost to Moroccan defending champion FUS Rabat in a home game 55-85. Winless JCA recorded a loss to Maktown on the road 68-76.



ASCVD - Club Africain 79-85

Rather expected game in Dakar where Senegalese ASCVD (0-2) was defeated by Tunisian Club Africain (2-0) 85-79 on Friday. The best player for the winners was point guard Omar Abada (189-1993) who scored 21 points and 6 assists. American point guard Jesse Jones (183, college: Bridgeport) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. Four Club Africain players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Samba Fall (194-1999) who recorded 20 points and South Sudanese-Australian forward Angok Deng (203-1992, college: Baylor) added 6 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Club Africain will meet FUS Rabat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. ASCVD will play against Maktown (#4) in Makurdi and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
ASCVD: S.Fall 20+3reb+1ast, A.Majok 12+2reb+1ast, A.Toupane 11+3reb+2ast, S.Diabate 10+1reb+5ast, B.Baboucar 8+8reb+1ast, D.Pape 8+1ast
Club Africain: J.Jesse 21+5reb+3ast, A.Omar 21+2reb+6ast, M.Oussama 11+2reb, H.Mohamed 11+4reb+1ast, H.Jamelle 9+5reb+2ast, M.Aminu 5+5reb+2ast

JCA - FUS Rabat 55-85

Rather predictable result in Abidjan where Moroccan FUS Rabat (2-0) smashed Ivorian JCA (0-2) 85-55 on Friday. FUS Rabat dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to JCA's 32. FUS Rabat forced 19 JCA turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when FUS Rabat made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was French-Senegalese forward Mouhamadou Diagne (203-1997, college: Chipola JC) who scored 8 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Nigerien guard Harouna Abdoulaye (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Jonathan Cisse (185-2000, college: Texas Southern) who recorded 13 points and forward William Babatunde (201-2001) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. FUS Rabat will meet at home Al Ahly (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. JCA will play against ASCVD in Dakar and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
JCA: J.Cisse 13+3reb+2ast, R.Opong 10+2reb, B.William 8+10reb, O.Thielemans 6+3reb+1ast, L.Thioune 6+4reb, C.Diong 6+6reb
FUS Rabat: H.Abdoulaye 16+3reb+4ast, P.Anthony 13+6reb+4ast, Z.Abdelhakim 13+2ast, N.Ayoub 10+2reb+1ast, I.Aqboub 9+7reb+3ast, M.Diagne 8+16reb

Maktown - JCA 76-68

Maktown used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Abidjan 76-68 on Saturday night. Maktown looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Tyrell Corbin (185-1992, college: CSUB) who scored 13 points and 7 assists. American-British guard Jawad Adekoya (198-1994, college: Chicago St.) chipped in 20 points. Four Maktown players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Jonathan Cisse (185-2000, college: Texas Southern) who recorded 15 points and the other American import guard Chris Crawford (193-1992, college: Memphis) added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Maktown will meet at home ASCVD (#6) in the next round. JCA will play against ASCVD in Dakar and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
JCA: J.Cisse 15+2reb+3ast, R.Opong 14+3reb+1ast, C.Crawford 7+7reb+4ast, W.Babatunde 6+3reb+1ast, Y.Mike 6+6reb+1ast, E.Chris 6+8reb+1ast
Maktown: A.Jawad 20+2reb+2ast, C.Tyrell 13+4reb+7ast, A.Ogbodeje 13+4reb+2ast, H.Drame 13+6reb+4ast, J.Butler 9+3reb+2ast, O.Peter 3+10reb+4ast

Club Africain - Al Ahly C. 69-68

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Egyptian Al Ahly (1-1) in Tunis on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by Tunisian Club Africain (2-0) 69-68. It was a great evening for point guard Omar Abada (189-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 7 assists. Guard Oussama Marnaoui (196-1999) helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists and guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Club Africain is looking forward to face FUS Rabat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Ahly will play against FUS Rabat and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly C.: K.Murphy 19+6reb, A.Ehab 18+5reb+2ast, Z.Lofton 11+6reb+10ast, J.Jordan 7+2reb+2ast, O.Osayi 6+5reb, O.Oraby 4+6reb+1ast
Club Africain: A.Omar 25+4reb+7ast, M.Oussama 17+5reb+2ast, H.Jamelle 8+2reb, M.Aminu 6+4reb+1ast, C.Ziyed 5+5reb+2ast, J.Jawhar 4+1reb+1ast

ASCVD - Al Ahly C. 72-76

Very significant was Egyptian Al Ahly's (#4) 76-72 road victory against Senegalese ASCVD. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech, agency: The Crew A.M.) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. American-DR Congolese point guard Johnathan Jordan (178-1992, college: TAMUCC, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn, agency: BIG) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and Ivorian point guard Solo Diabate (183-1959, agency: Interperformances) added 11 points and 8 assists respectively for ASCVD in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Al Ahly will play against FUS Rabat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. ASCVD will play against Maktown (#4) in Makurdi and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
ASCVD: A.Majok 16+6reb, S.Diabate 11+3reb+8ast, A.Deng 9+5reb+2ast, A.Toupane 9+6reb+3ast, S.Ibrahima 7+2reb, B.Baboucar 5+6reb
Al Ahly C.: M.Kevin 21+6reb+4ast, J.Johnathan 12+7reb+2ast, L.Zach 9+6reb+3ast, A.Gendy 8+3reb+2ast, M.Khalaf 7+8reb, O.Osifo 5+8reb+2ast

Maktown - FUS Rabat 72-97

Quite upsetting was Nigerian Maktown's 25-point home defeat in a game versus Moroccan FUS Rabat who smashed hosts They also forced 21 Maktown turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Maktown's players. The best player for the winners was American forward William Perry (183-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) who scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Nigerien guard Harouna Abdoulaye (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) chipped in 26 points and 4 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was Italian-Nigerian center Peter Olisemeka (207-1991) who recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds and American point guard Tyrell Corbin (185-1992, college: CSUB) added 13 points and 5 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Maktown's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. FUS Rabat will meet at home Al Ahly (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Maktown will play against ASCVD and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Maktown: O.Abah 13+5reb, T.Corbin 13+2reb+5ast, D.Hassan 11+2reb+4ast, P.Olisemeka 10+14reb, B.JC 8+4reb, J.Adekoya 7+3reb+1ast
FUS Rabat: H.Abdoulaye 26+2reb+3ast, W.Perry 24+8reb+8ast, N.Ayoub 17+2reb+4ast, K.Kuany 15+7reb+1ast, P.Anthony 8+8reb+5ast, K.Soufiane 7+4reb+4ast