Aiming to make an impact at the upcoming FIBA Africa Basketball League (FIBA ABL), Ferroviario da Beira have signed three new international players. Uganda international Robinson Odoch (190-G/F-89, college: Rogers St.) - a prolific three-point shooter - is joined by Serbian duo Bozo Djumic (208-C/F-92) and Vuk Jovanovic (183-PG-95). Twenty-seven years-old Djumic is described as 6ft10in (2.09m) center who has spent most of his career in his native Serbia, and has had stints in Slovenia. "Hopefully they will bring quality and experience to the group, and help us reach higher heights," said Ferroviario da Beira power forward Helton Ubisse in an interview with FIBA.basketball. The Mozambicans have been drawn in this year's FIBA ABL's Group C, where they will go up against African heavyweights Al Ahly of Egypt, Primeiro D'Agosto of Angola and REG from Rwanda from 8-10 February in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. After claiming a sixth-place in the FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017 (ACC), which has since been rebranded as FIBA ABL - The Locomotives Beira look ambitious this time around. They qualified to the FIBA ABL Final Round after finishing third in FIBA Africa Zone 6 qualifiers last month in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. "D'Agosto is too tough to play against, we faced them in the qualifiers, but they aren't unbeatable," Ubisse said. "Al Alhy will be playing at home, have experienced players, won the FIBA ABL title in 2016. It will be a highly contested game and more difficult than D'Agosto.] "As for REG, we don't know much about them, but we can't underestimate them." Ubisse continued: "It's a tough competition with many experienced players. Teams must be mentally and physically prepared. You can win the competition today and finish in the sixth place tomorrow. That's how hard it is." The Mozambicans will begin their FIBA ABL campaign taking on Rwanda's REG on 8 February.
Mozambique win Zone 6 Qualifier, advance to FIBA AfroCan 2019 - 8 days ago
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Mozambique advanced to the newly-launched FIBA AfroCan thanks to a 3-1 mark in last week's FIBA Africa Zone 6 regional qualifiers in Harare, Zimbabwe. With Angola qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and following the withdrawals of neighbouring countries Namibia, and South Africa the tournament consisted of three countries. Even though Mozambique lost to the hosts 67-61 in the opening day of the Southern African region qualifier, they outscored Zimbabwe in the return-leg 85-6... [read more]
Mozambique advanced to the newly-launched FIBA AfroCan thanks to a 3-1 mark in last week's FIBA Africa Zone 6 regional qualifiers in Harare, Zimbabwe. With Angola qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and following the withdrawals of neighbouring countries Namibia, and South Africa the tournament consisted of three countries. Even though Mozambique lost to the hosts 67-61 in the opening day of the Southern African region qualifier, they outscored Zimbabwe in the return-leg 85-60 before trouncing Zambia twice in as many games. "We are happy for our qualification for the AfroCan 2019, we overcame a number of obstacles, but this qualifiers serves as a wake-up call for us as a country. We need to be and do better than this," Mozambique shooting guard Pio Matos (185-G-90) said to FIBA.basketball. "Mozambique basketball shareholders must be held accountable for the struggles we faced preparing for this tournament. As much as we love our country, we can't continue making the same management mistakes over and over again. "In order to have a successful AfroCan campaign this summer we are going to need to be better. We have talented players, but we need a better basketball administration." Asked to describe the on-the-court challenges Mozambique faced in Harare, the 28-year-old admitted that they needed to step up against "a very good Zimbabwe team who has professional players on the squad. We knew that we needed to beat Zimbabwe in the second game, otherwise we would be in trouble qualify." "Zambia plays a very physical game, and we needed to play cleverly to beat them too," he added. It was Mozambique's first international appearance after falling short to advance to the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers. "We were unlucky in the World Cup Qualifiers, especially because of the high number of players injured," Matos recalled. "David Canivete (193-SF-89), my twin brother and myself suffered injuries that prevented us from giving our best shot in Dakar [the site of Group D's second-leg]. We have regrouped and we target good things in the AfroCan 2019," he explained.
The FIBA AfroCan will take in Bamako, Mali from July 16-28. FIBA AfroCan Zone 6 scores: June 3: Zimbabwe v Mozambique (67-61) June 4: Mozambique v Zambia (90-47) June 5: Zambia v Zimbabwe (60-91) June 6: Mozambique v Zimbabwe (80-65) June 7: Zambia v Mozambique (60-71) June 8: Zimbabwe v Zambia (60-66)
FIBA AfroCan 2019 Zone 6 Qualifiers Final Standings: 1. Mozambique (3-1) 2. Zimbabwe (2-2) 3. Zambia (1-3) Courtesy of: FIBA
REG Off To A Good Start In FIBA AfroLeague - 4 months ago
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Rwanda Energy Group basketball club sealed a perfect start in the FIBA Africa Basketball League (AfroLeague) as they defeated Mozambican side Ferroviario da Beira in the opening game of Group C played on Friday night in Cairo. The Rwandan representative managed by head coach Patrick Ngwijuruvugo defeated Ferroviario da Beira 86-77 to launch a bright start. REG won the first three quarters 25-15, 23-19 and 21-18 before losing the last quarter 17-28. REG's Engelbert Beleck, 20-year-old Came... [read more]
Rwanda Energy Group basketball club sealed a perfect start in the FIBA Africa Basketball League (AfroLeague) as they defeated Mozambican side Ferroviario da Beira in the opening game of Group C played on Friday night in Cairo. The Rwandan representative managed by head coach Patrick Ngwijuruvugo defeated Ferroviario da Beira 86-77 to launch a bright start. REG won the first three quarters 25-15, 23-19 and 21-18 before losing the last quarter 17-28. REG's Engelbert Beleck, 20-year-old Cameroonian import introduced himself in style making his name heard loud in the opening of Group C. Beleck not only sparked REG at both ends of the floor, but he also inspired his team with an impressive game-high 25 points and 13 rebounds. And his name will forever be associated with the newly-launched FIBA ABL after driving to the basket and score the first points in the competition history. He also erupted as one of the few players to finish with a double-double in Friday's Group C action. REG's other top performers include Kabange Kami (PF-84) who scored 15 points and Kenny Gasana who managed 14 points. Ngwijuruvugo hailed his side and urged them to go for more victories in the remaining two matches. 'This is a good start and I must thank my players for the good work. I believe this is a good start and big motivation for our team as we head into the second game against champions Primeiro de Agosto. We need to be at our best in the second game which will give us an advantage in the remaining match,' added the Burundian tactician. The Rwandan side will take on Primeiro de Agosto later tonight in the second Group C game. Primeiro de Agosto started their campaign on a bright note registering a shocking 86-77 victory over Egyptian side Al Ahly. Their final Group C encounter will be played on Sunday when they face Al Ahly and good performances over the remaining two matches will only guarantee REG a place in the round of last eight. The clubs that finish in the top two positions from each of the four groups will advance to the elite eight rounds, which will mark the beginning of the knock-out stages. REG qualified for the continental showpiece in August after finishing third at the 2018 FIBA Africa Zone V Club Championship in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. They will represent the Eastern Africa region along with two Egyptian sides Al Ahly and Smouha. Courtesy of: ktpress.rw
Aiming to make an impact at the upcoming FIBA Africa Basketball League (FIBA ABL), Ferroviario da Beira have signed three new international players. Uganda international Robinson Odoch (190-G/F-89, college: Rogers St.) - a prolific three-point shooter - is joined by Serbian duo Bozo Djumic (208-C/F-92) and Vuk Jovanovic (183-PG-95). Twenty-seven years-old Djumic is described as 6ft10in (2.09m) center who has spent most of his career in his native Serbia, and has had stints in Slovenia. "... [read more]
Aiming to make an impact at the upcoming FIBA Africa Basketball League (FIBA ABL), Ferroviario da Beira have signed three new international players. Uganda international Robinson Odoch (190-G/F-89, college: Rogers St.) - a prolific three-point shooter - is joined by Serbian duo Bozo Djumic (208-C/F-92) and Vuk Jovanovic (183-PG-95). Twenty-seven years-old Djumic is described as 6ft10in (2.09m) center who has spent most of his career in his native Serbia, and has had stints in Slovenia. "Hopefully they will bring quality and experience to the group, and help us reach higher heights," said Ferroviario da Beira power forward Helton Ubisse in an interview with FIBA.basketball. The Mozambicans have been drawn in this year's FIBA ABL's Group C, where they will go up against African heavyweights Al Ahly of Egypt, Primeiro D'Agosto of Angola and REG from Rwanda from 8-10 February in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. After claiming a sixth-place in the FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017 (ACC), which has since been rebranded as FIBA ABL - The Locomotives Beira look ambitious this time around. They qualified to the FIBA ABL Final Round after finishing third in FIBA Africa Zone 6 qualifiers last month in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. "D'Agosto is too tough to play against, we faced them in the qualifiers, but they aren't unbeatable," Ubisse said. "Al Alhy will be playing at home, have experienced players, won the FIBA ABL title in 2016. It will be a highly contested game and more difficult than D'Agosto.] "As for REG, we don't know much about them, but we can't underestimate them." Ubisse continued: "It's a tough competition with many experienced players. Teams must be mentally and physically prepared. You can win the competition today and finish in the sixth place tomorrow. That's how hard it is." The Mozambicans will begin their FIBA ABL campaign taking on Rwanda's REG on 8 February.
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