It is just nine days left in the count down to the inaugural edition of the Jr NBA World Championship.
It is going to be the biggest global youth basketball tournament where the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world will be showcasing their talents at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando from August 7-12.
The inaugural event will bring together the top 32 boys and girls teams (16 U.S. and 16 international) that advanced from regional competitions or were selected from Jr. NBA Leagues, camps and clinics earlier this year. The 16 international teams (eight boys and eight girls teams) represent Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico and South America.
The tournament will begin with round-robin play and continue with single-eliminations competition. The winners of the U.S. and international brackets will play in the World Championship games on Aug. 12.
It is on doubt that the United States is going to dominate as it continues to lead in NBA. At Ducor Sports, our focus is on Africa’s representative. 19 youth players (boys and girls) from 12 African countries will travel to Orlando to participate in the tournament.
On the continental scene, African teams (U16 and U17) have over the years delivered outstanding performances, but failed to prove their strength at the global stage as a team. Individual players sometimes become outstanding at some global tournaments.
Now that the best individual players (boys and girls) from 12 African nations have been selected to represent the continent at the biggest youth basketball competition, the entire continent will be watching to see how it goes.
List of players representing Africa & Middle East Team in the first Jr. NBA World Championships (rosters are subject to change):
GIRLS ROSTER:
| Last Name |
First Name |
Country |
| Ndiaye |
Ndate |
Senegal |
| Ahmed Radwan |
Farida Khaled Hassan |
Egypt |
| Malonga |
Dominique Line |
Cameroon |
| Abdeltawad |
Nora Mohammed Tallat |
Egypt |
| Mwanza |
Melissa Chipo |
Zimbabwe |
| Mansour |
Amar Mohamed Ziad |
Lebanon |
| Oageng |
Mmakgotso Annastacia |
South Africa |
| Kamgain |
Sandrine Whitney Chouamo |
Cameroon |
| Adahe |
Germaine Assemian |
Côte d’Ivoire |
| Traore |
Kadidia |
Mali |
BOYS ROSTER:
| Last Name |
First Name |
Country |
| Rutatika Sano |
Dick |
Rwanda |
| Moumine |
Marouf |
Cameroon |
| Maiga |
Mohamed |
Mali |
| Nguimbi |
Fray Dieud |
Republic of Congo |
| Soliman Eshakery |
Belal Mohamed |
Egypt |
| Quanqom |
Youssef Soulaymane |
Morocco |
| Khemiri |
Mohamed Khalil |
Tunisia |
| Ly |
Babacar Djiby |
Senegal |
| Rtail |
Karim Hussein |
Lebanon |
| Said |
Nkene F Michel |
Cameroon |
| Adeola |
Adekunle Emmanuel |
Nigeria |
Image: NBA Africa
