Round 8: P.Luanda hand first defeat to Al Ahly

- May 7, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Carlos Morais

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Egyptian Al Ahly (4-1) on the court of top-ranked Angolan P.Luanda on Friday night. Visitors were edged by P.Luanda 91-90. It was a key game for the top position in the league. P.Luanda shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 59.3 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Portuguese-Angolan Carlos Morais (192-1985) who scored 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. point guard Childe Dundao (172-1998) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. New Zealand Corey Webster (188-1988, college: Lambuth) produced 22 points and 8 assists for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Undefeated P.Luanda (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending Angolan champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Defending Egyptian champion Al Ahly keeps the second place with one game lost.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mozambican Fer.Beira (2-3) against fifth ranked Ugandan City Oilers (1-4) on Friday night. Visiting Fer.Beira was crushed by City Oilers in Kampala 96-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fer.Beira. The game was dominated by American players. James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 6 assists. Falando Jones contributed with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. City Oilers' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Najeal Young (198-1994, college: TxWes) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds for Fer.Beira. Defending Ugandan champion maintains fifth position with 1-4 record, which they share with SLAC. Fer.Beira at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. They share the position with Cape Town T..

In the last two games of round 8 City Oilers was defeated by Cape Town T. in a road game 80-70. Al Ahly beat SLAC at home 80-70.
The best stats of 8th round was 20 points and 8 rebounds by Omar Oraby of Al Ahly.

Group Group B

City Oilers - Fer.Beira 96-75

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mozambican Fer.Beira (2-3) against fifth ranked Ugandan City Oilers (1-4) on Friday night. Visiting Fer.Beira was crushed by City Oilers in Kampala 96-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fer.Beira. City Oilers forced 20 Fer.Beira turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. The game was dominated by American players. James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 6 assists. Falando Jones (193-1990, college: MVSU, agency: AG Sports Solutions) contributed with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four City Oilers players scored in double figures. City Oilers' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Najeal Young (198-1994, college: TxWes) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds and forward William Perry (183-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Fer.Beira. Defending Ugandan champion maintains fifth position with 1-4 record, which they share with SLAC. Fer.Beira at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. They share the position with Cape Town T..
Top scorers:
City Oilers: J.Justice 25+4reb+6ast, F.Jones 24+7reb+4ast, G.Roebuck 23+9reb+3ast, T.Drileba 12+1reb+1ast, O.Segun 5+1reb, O.Titus 3+1reb+1ast
Fer.Beira: N.Young 29+8reb+2ast, W.Perry 17+8reb+4ast, M.Gueye 9+7reb+2ast, I.Nurmamade 7+2reb+2ast, B.Sidibe 7+7reb+1ast, A.Munguambe 5+1ast

P.Luanda - Al Ahly 91-90

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Egyptian Al Ahly (4-1) on the court of top-ranked Angolan P.Luanda on Friday night. Visitors were edged by P.Luanda 91-90. It was a key game for the top position in the league. P.Luanda shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 59.3 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Portuguese-Angolan Carlos Morais (192-1985) who scored 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Point guard Childe Dundao (172-1998) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. New Zealand Corey Webster (188-1988, college: Lambuth) produced 22 points and 8 assists and South Sudanese-American Nuni Omot (206-1994, college: Baylor) added 25 points respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. P.Luanda (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending Angolan champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Defending Egyptian champion Al Ahly keeps the second place with one game lost.
Top scorers:
P.Luanda: C.Morais 34+6reb+2ast, C.Dundao 13+2reb+4ast, S.Diabate 11+1reb+2ast, G.Domingos 11+1reb, J.Pedro 7+4reb+2ast, A.Majok 4+3reb+5ast
Al Ahly: N.Omot 25+2reb+2ast, C.Webster 22+3reb+8ast, A.Ismail 17+7reb, M.Thompson 13+2reb+3ast, Z.Amr Alaa 5+6reb+3ast, E.Amin 4+3reb+3ast

Cape Town T. - City Oilers 80-70

Everything could happen in Cape Town at the game between two tied teams. Both fourth ranked South African Tigers and 5th ranked Ugandan City Oilers had identical 1-3 record. This time Tigers used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Kampala 80-70. Guard Samkelo Cele (198-1997, college: USAO) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 8 rebounds. Nigerian-American swingman Michael Gbinije (201-1992, college: Syracuse, agency: AltusBasket) contributed with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American Falando Jones (193-1990, college: MVSU, agency: AG Sports Solutions) replied with 27 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for City Oilers. City Oilers' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Tigers (2-3) moved-up to third place, which they share with Fer.Beira. Defending Ugandan champion City Oilers keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with SLAC.
Top scorers:
Cape Town T.: S.Cele 28+8reb+3ast, M.Gbinije 18+8reb+5ast, P.Prinsloo 18+3reb+6ast, M.Parby 6+4reb, L.Selepe 6+6reb+3ast, L.Mofokeng 2+4reb+1ast
City Oilers: F.Jones 27+8reb+2ast, J.Justice 9+8reb+4ast, O.Titus 8+2reb+2ast, J.Enabu 7, B.Fayed 6+1reb, T.Drileba 5+7reb+4ast

Al Ahly - SLAC 80-70

No shocking result in a game in Cairo where second ranked Egyptian Al Ahly (4-1) defeated 5th ranked Guinean SLAC (1-4) 80-70. They outrebounded SLAC 39-27 including 26 on the defensive glass. Al Ahly players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Center Omar Oraby (218-1991, college: USC) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American-American guard Mike Nwabuzor (188-1996, college: NMHU) replied with 19 points and 4 assists and Mambourou Mara (194-2003) added 16 points in the effort for SLAC. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Egyptian champion maintains second position with 4-1 record having just one point less than leader P.Luanda. SLAC at the other side keeps the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with City Oilers.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly: O.Oraby 20+8reb+1ast, E.Amin 16+6reb+3ast, Z.Amr Alaa 11+3reb+3ast, M.Thompson 11+6ast, N.Omot 6+1reb+4ast, A.Ismail 4+9reb
SLAC: M.Nwabuzor 19+3reb+4ast, M.Mambourou 16+4reb, U.Iroegbu 13+3reb+3ast, D.Miller 12+5reb+1ast, F.Ibrahima 4+2reb, I.Conde 4+7reb+2ast

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