Despite suffering an 89-83 semi-final defeat to Al Ahly Ly Benghazi of Libya on Wednesday in Kigali, Ogoh Odaudu has set sights on the bronze medal for Rivers Hoopers at the 2024 Basketball Africa League, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
Hoopers, who were written off at the start of the season, had a 5-3 record going into the semi-final game and a quarter-final defeat of 2022 champions US Monastir of Tunisia.
A disappointed Rivers Hoopers head coach, Odaudu said his team would put the loss behind them and be back for the third-place game.
‘’Nobody gave us a chance, but we will raise our heads high. Nobody thought we would be here today, and here we are.
‘’It’s quite unfortunate the fairytale run has ended. We will try and make sure we come back and take the bronze medal game.”
Next for Rivers Hoopers is the third-place game against the loser between Petro de Luanda and Cape Town Tigers on Friday.
Rivers Hoopers forward Devine Eke has explained the reason they lost to the Libyan side Al-Ahly Ly.
The Libyan champions overcame Rivers Hoopers 89-83 in overtime in Wednesday’s first Semifinal at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda
“There were a lot of turnovers and our shots weren’t falling, that’s the main reason we lost the game.
“Al Ahly Ly “executed pick-and-rolls very well, and we struggled to defend it, it gave them many shot opportunities”, he said
Eke came up with 25 points and 12 rebounds.