AfroBasket U16: Cote d'Ivoire outscore Gabon on Friday

Gabon U16- Cote d'Ivoire U16 15:65

Cote d'Ivoire outscore Gabon on Friday action of the AfroBasket U16. They posted an easy 65:15 win and will play for the 5th place against Angola. Gabon meanwhile will take on Botswana in the game for 7-8 places.
Cote d'Ivoire opened the game with a 12-2 run and never looked behind after. They added 19-8 run before the halftime and then kept the opponents scoreless in the third period with an 18-0 run. Cote d'Ivoire won the last stanza 16-5 and finished the game with a 50-pont win.
Solange Irene Bognini stepped up with 24 points and Mariam Kamate poured in 15. Fatima Noura Gbane netted 7 and Safietou Kolga scored 6. Milame Ilarye Angue ended up with 4 points in the losing effort. Paolina Maella Ngongouaya scored 3, while 4 other players netted 2 each.

Gabon U16: Milame Ilarye Angue 4, Paolina Maella Ngongouaya 3
Cote d'Ivoire U16: Solange Irene Bognini 24, Mariam Kamate 15, Fatima Noura Gbane 7, Safietou Kolga 6