Thread by @cesaremilanti

What happened yesterday in International basketball? The 2023 #FIBAWC African Qualifiers Window has started with the first six games of these days. Great victories by Cape Verde, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Senegal and Ivory Coast. Let's try to find out more in this thread! 🧵

🇬🇳-🇨🇻 The usual Walter Tavares (15 points and 13 rebounds) swoons against Guinea, bringing Cape Verde to second place in Group E with a 4-1 record. 48-65 away win despite Abdoulaye Sy’s 16+6 and Shannon Evans' 12 points.

🇨🇩-🇨🇲 Jonathan Kuminga produces a solid 18+6 performance, but the slow start of the Democratic Republic of Congo (5-21 after 1Q) conditiones the game, with Cameroon winning 69-71 despite the hosts' attempt to come back. Paris Lee debuts with 15 points.

🇦🇴-🇺🇬 Angola proves to be a true team beating Uganda 84-62 with conviction, despite Ishmail Wainright (16+8) being on the court. Excellent collective test, with Gerson Goncalves and Bruno Fernandes (31 points in two) particularly in great shape.

🇪🇬-🇹🇳 After a convincing start by Tunisia, between 2Q and 3Q Egypt takes off and leads until the end of the game, winning 67-61 with 18 points of Ehab Saleh and 15+13 of Assem Marei. The eternal Salah Mejri's 19+9 is not enough.

🇨🇮-🇳🇬 Ivory Coast keeps on proving itself unbeatable and continues its streak of consecutive victories. With 78-66 over Nigeria it is 5-0 overall, mainly thanks to Vanessa Fofana’s 25+11. Chimezie Metu’s 20+11 and Josh Okogie’s 23+10 are not enough.

🇸🇳-🇸🇸 Senegal takes a rematch after a difficult first qualifying phase and beats South Sudan 69-66 thanks to a clever play in the end. Gorgui Deng is decisive and closes with a dominant double double: 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Today's schedule in the 2023 #FIBAWC African Qualifiers:

🇨🇻-🇦🇴 15:00, E: Cape Verde - Angola
🇨🇲-🇪🇬 17:30, F: Cameroon - Egypt
🇳🇬-🇬🇳 18:00, E: Nigeria - Guinea
🇹🇳-🇸🇳 20:30, F: Tunisia - Senegal
🇺🇬-🇨🇮 21:00, E: Uganda - Ivory Coast
🇸🇸-🇨🇩 23:30, F: South Sudan - Congo DR

Today's schedule in the 2023 #FIBAWC European Qualifiers:

🇨🇿-🇭🇺 18:15, K: Czech Republic - Hungary
🇱🇹-🇲🇪 18:30, K: Lithuania - Montenegro
🇳🇱-🇪🇸 19:00, L: Netherlands - Spain
🇧🇦-🇫🇷 20:00, K: Bosnia - France
🇮🇹-🇬🇪 20:30, L: Italy - Georgia
🇮🇸-🇺🇦 22:00, L: Iceland - Ukraine

Enjoy!