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Senegal, Angola seek FIBA approval for February Window

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Senegal Basketball Federation and the Angola Basketball Federation are in the race to stage the 5th window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers.

While BSNsports.com.ng gathered that the President of the Senegal Basketball Federation, Me Babacar Ndiaye during an interview on Thursday said they have sent a letter to FIBA in that regard, Angola on the hand is looking towards hosting for a second time having played host in the first window.

“We want to organize, we want it. The Minister (Matar Ba) also gave his agreement in principle.

“But I learnt that Egypt wants just like any other country. But in any case, we had made the distribution in a global way that Egypt was going to organize in July, Tunisia in August and Senegal in February 2023. “The organization of the February window in Senegal is not yet official.

“But I wrote to FIBA ​​yesterday and It’s a letter I sent to FIBA ​​to say that I would like to organize the February window.