Thread by @cesaremilanti

What happened yesterday in International basketball? Twelve 2023 #FIBAWC QR games between Europe and Africa, with surprises and shocking moments. Let's try to find out more in this thread! If you like what I'm doing on a daily basis, support me with a RT and comment below! 🧵

🇨🇻-🇦🇴 Despite Walter Tavares' usual great performance under the basket (16 rebounds), Cape Verde was reached in Group E and lost 58-65 to Angola, dragged by Jilson Bango’s 13+7.

🇨🇲-🇪🇬 Egypt continues to win and does not stop even in front of Cameroon, which loses 74-86. Solid performance by Roy Rana’s men, who are relentless in the 3Q (4-19). Ateba's 20 points are not enough, Assem Marei (19+9) is the real leader of this team.

🇳🇬-🇬🇳 Nigeria recovers after losing to Ivory Coast and beats Guinea 89-70. Once again, Josh Okogie (10+6+6) and Chimezie Metu (12+8+4) are decisive for the D'Tigers. Shannon Evans (14 points) and Daouda Diaby (17+4+4) are not enough.

🇹🇳-🇸🇳 Two wins in two days for Senegal, who beats Tunisia 63-73 on the road with another excellent game by Gorgui Dieng (20 pts) and Brancou Badio (16 pts), who finished the last season in Manresa. Former Milano player Michael Roll's 14 pts are not enough.

🇺🇬-🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire is hell-bent and continues its march into Group E with a 6-0 record. Against Uganda, it finishes 80-91 with a monstre performance by Alex Poythress (24+8+5), assisted by Dadiet, Diabate (13+2+11) and Fofana (18 points).

🇸🇸-🇨🇩 Game without history in Monastir, with South Sudan overwhelming Congo DR 101-58. Game already written after the 1Q (25-4), the Acuil-Gatkuoth-Deng trio is decisive with 50 points overall. They are first to equal merit with Egypt in Group F.

🇨🇿-🇭🇺 The Hruban-Vesely-Balvin trio (54 points for them) is not enough for the Czech Republic without Satoransky, and Hungary takes advantage to win 79-82 with the comeback and the decisive tear in the 4Q. Adam Hanga in an exceptional version: 20+12+5.

🇱🇹-🇲🇪 Lithuania ended their August with an 8-0 record, beating Montenegro 90-73 and keeping the 1st spot in Group K. Extraordinary Sabonis (15+8+7), Valanciunas (12+14), Grigonis (16 pts) and Jokubaitis (10 assists). 21 pts losing effort by Kendrick Perry.

🇳🇱-🇪🇸 Despite the many injuries and the forfeit of Llull, Spain continues its path towards the 2023 #FIBAWC in the best way. 64-86 away win against the Netherlands, another great performance by Lorenzo Brown (11+5+3) and Dario Brizuela (13 points).

🇧🇦-🇫🇷 Wonderful and intense match between Bosnia and France, with the hosts getting the surprising 96-90 win after two OT. Nurkic (21+9) with the poster of the day on Poirier, Musa helps with a 17+6+5. A 24-point Fournier is not enough for Collet's boys.

🇮🇹-🇬🇪 Italy beats 91-84 a beautiful Shengelia-less Georgia and gets an important victory for the 2023 #FIBAWC Qualifiers, but with a bad news: Gallinari leaves the court in 4Q due to a serious knee injury, MRI today. 21 pts of an extraordinary Fontecchio.

🇮🇸-🇺🇦 Back and forth match between Iceland and Ukraine, with the two teams putting on a huge show that ends after an OT. The hosts win 91-88, with 27 points of the former Derthona player Elvar Fridriksson. For the guests, 19+6+6 of the star Mykhailiuk.

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

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

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

🇩🇪-🇸🇮 15:00, J: Germany - Slovenia
🇪🇪-🇫🇮 17:00, J: Estonia - Finland
🇬🇧-🇱🇻 19:00, I: Great Britain - Latvia
🇬🇷-🇧🇪 19:00, I: Greece - Belgium
🇹🇷-🇷🇸 19:00, I: Turkey - Serbia
🇮🇱-🇸🇪 20:00, J: Israel - Sweden

Today's schedule in the 2025 EuroBasket 2nd Round QF:

🇦🇹-🇵🇱 17:00, E: Austria - Poland
🇧🇬-🇷🇴 18:00, F: Bulgaria - Romania
🇳🇴-🇩🇰 18:00, D: Norway - Denmark
🇵🇹-🇨🇾 18:00, F: Portugal - Cyprus
🇲🇰-🇸🇰 19:00, D: North Macedonia - Slovakia
🇭🇷-🇨🇭 20:00, E: Croatia - Switzerland

Enjoy!