AfroBasket 2015 squads

AfroBasket 2015 squads
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Main article: AfroBasket 2015

This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the AfroBasket 2015. The player ages are as of August 30, 2015, which will be the final day of the tournament.

Group A

Tunisia

Tunisia's final roster as announced in the official website.

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Abada, Omar – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès C 5 Abbassi, Mohamed – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès G 6 Knioua, Nizar – (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Stade Nabeulien G 7 El Mabrouk, Mourad – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Club Africain PG 8 Sayeh, Mehdi – (1990-09-04)4 September 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Club athlétique bizertin F 9 Hdidane, Mohamed – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Stade Nabeulien SG 10 Roll, Michael – (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tüyap Büyükçekmece B.K. C 11 Ghyaza, Mokhtar – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès F 12 Ben Romdhane, Makrem – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Alexandria Sporting Club F 13 Rzig, Amine – (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Ittihad PF 14 Braa, Hamdi – (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Alexandria Sporting Club C 15 Mejri, Salah – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Dallas Mavericks	Head coach Adel Tlatli Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2015

Central African Republic

Central African Republic announced its 20-man preliminary squad on June 26, 2015, through head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo. However, William Kossangue, James Mays, and Maxime Zianveni later dropped out. Goporo said he would not pursue "players who do not want to play for their country." On July 30, 2015, Michael Mokongo was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.

Central African Republic men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G Damachoua, Destin – (1986-08-17)17 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CEP Lorient Djada, Philippe – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 Barjouville F Djimrabaye, Jimmy – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Le Portel Febou, Séverin – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 F Feidanga, Glenn – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) LIU Brooklyn Ganda, Saladine – (1995-06-06)6 June 1995 F Grebongo, Johan – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines C Kongbo, Dimitri – (1987-08-08)8 August 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) F Kougere, Max – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pau-Orthez G Madozein, Junior – (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G Ngoy, Eddy – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G Pollagba, Wilfried – (1991-10-10)10 October 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hit Trésor G Sato, Romain – (1981-03-02)2 March 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Valencia G Sissoko, Amadou – (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 AS Mazanga F Yeguete, Will – (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pau-Orthez F Zachée, Yannick – (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tarbes Lourdes	Head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Nigeria

On July 2, 2015, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) announced that Will Voigt would be the head coach for Nigeria at the AfroBasket. Ayinla Johnson and Abdulrahaman Mohammed would serve as assistant coaches. The team announced its preliminary squad on July 22.

Nigeria men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Uzoh, Ben – (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Lagos Islanders BC G 5 Umeh, Michael – (1984-09-18)18 September 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Scaligera Basket F 6 Diogu, Ike – (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Dongguan Leopards F 7 Aminu, Al-Farouq – (1990-09-21)21 September 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Portland Trail Blazers F 8 Olasewere, Jamal – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) VOO Wolves F 9 Oguchi, Chamberlain – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KK Włocławek F 10 Okoye, Stan – (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pallacanestro Varese F 11 Ogide, Andy – (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Poitiers Basket 86 G 12 Gbinije, Michael – (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Syracuse C 13 Lawal, Shane – (1986-10-18)18 October 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) FC Barcelona C 14 Aminu, Alade – (1987-09-14)14 September 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) TED Ankara Kolejliler C 15 Oyedeji, Olumide – (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) London Lions	Head coach Will Voigt Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Uganda

Head coach Mandy Juruni announced Uganda's final roster on August 5, 2015. Ivan Lumanyika, who played a key role in the team's qualification, was known as the most notable player to be cut from the squad. Juruni added four new players: Brandon Sebirumbi, Marial Dhal, Stanley Ocitti, and Joseph Ikong.

Uganda men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G Balwigaire, John – (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C Dhal, Marial – (1988-04-24)24 April 1988 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Our Saviour G Enabu, Jimmy – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) City Oilers C Malinga, Henry – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) KIU Titans F Johnson, Josh – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Stanbic Warriors G Ikong, Joseph – 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) DMark Power G Mukooza, Samuel – (1989-12-04)4 December 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Jämtland Basket G Nagwere, Kassim – (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Fryshuset Basket F Ocitti, Stanley – (1980-05-28)28 May 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) F Omony, Stephen – 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Falcons BC G Kalwanyi, Samuel – (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) City Oilers F Sebirumbi, Brandon – (1990-05-15)15 May 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Cáceres	Head coach Mandy Juruni Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Group B

Angola

Angola's final roster as announced in the official website.

Angola National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Ndoniema, Edson – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 5 Costa, Armando – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 6 Morais, Carlos – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 7 Fortes, Roberto – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda G 8 Santos, Hermenegildo – (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Paulo, Leonel – (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda C 10 Joaquim, Valdelício – (1990-04-02)2 April 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 11 Moore, Reggie – (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 12 Ambrósio, Felizardo – (1987-12-25)25 December 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto C 13 Moreira, Yanick – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Los Angeles Clippers G 14 Morais, Bráulio – (1990-12-17)17 December 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Recreativo do Libolo F 15 Mingas, Eduardo – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Recreativo do Libolo	Head coach Paulo Macedo Assistant coach(es) Jaime Covilhã Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Senegal

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Niang, Thierno – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geish Army G 5 D'Almeida, Xane – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes F 6 Thomas, Ibrahima – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Muharraq SC SF 7 Diop, Mohamed – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Escuela de Oficiales de la Fap F 8 Mendy, Antoine – (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orléans Loiret Basket F 9 N'Doye, Maleye – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Paris-Levallois Basket G 10 Mbengue, Ibrahima – (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Douanes Dakar F 11 Faye, Mouhammad – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese C 12 Sene, Mouhamed – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Austin Spurs C 13 Mbodj, Cheikh – (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Czarni Słupsk C 14 Dieng, Gorgui – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves F/C 15 Badji, Abdou – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) SAM Massagno Basket	Head coach Cheikh Sarr Assistant coach(es) Parfait Adjivon Raoul Toupane Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Group C

Egypt

Egypt's final roster as announced in the official website.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club C 1 Kamal, Haytham – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 4 Amin, Ehab – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi G 5 Al Gendy, Amr – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira G 6 Gunady, Ramy (C) – (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 Tawfik, Ahmed – (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting F 11 Ahmed, Aly – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield F 12 Shousha, Youssef – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting F 14 Ibrahim, Rami – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad G 30 Mohamed, Ahmed – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting C 50 Marei, Assem – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State C 55 Oraby, Omar – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira	Head coach Ahmed Marei Assistant coaches Mohamed Gaber Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Cameroon

Cameroon's final squad as shown in the official website of the competition.

Cameroon National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F 4 Adala, Arnaud-William – (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Towson Tigers G 5 Curti, Aldo – (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Dijon Basket G 6 Bitee, Parfait – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Ah-Ahly F 7 Kadji, Kenny – (1988-05-19)19 May 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Enel Brindisi F 8 Nana, Harding – (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Braunschweig G 9 Nzeulie, Jérémy – (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Nanterre G 10 Njoya, Seoud – (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Union Tarbes Lourdes G 11 Tchoubaye, Frank – (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Malabo F 12 Wangmene, Alexis – (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Krka F 13 Siakam, Boris – (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bowling Green Bandits F 14 Moundou-Missi, Steve – (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Aris Leeuwarden F 15 Essengué, Gaston – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Isidro	Head coach Michel Perrin Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Gabon

On June 11, 2015, head coach Thierry Bouanga announced the 21-man preliminary roster for Gabon.

Gabon men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F Abessolo, Sylvere – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 Somo F Assoumou, Marius – (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Somo Atsu, Rodrigue – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 Manga G Belinga, Yannick – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Somo Boundou, Cabrel – Stade Mandji Essono, Lerry – (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 IRB BBA G Fabre, Lionel – 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tali G Kobangoye, Francis – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 Tali C Lasme, Stéphane – (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Mapaga, Marvin – (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 Hope F Mayimba, Thérence – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) George Mason G Ndikouedi, Chris – Hope G Ndong, Steeve – Manga C Obame, Freddy – (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Estuaire F Ombago, Darlys – USC Ontala, Emmanuel – Somo F Ossami, Axe – AS Estuaire F Redombina, Fabien – (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 St. Clare C Reteno, Jason – (1977-10-08)8 October 1977 Tali F Silva, Chris – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) South Carolina Wora, Emeric – Stade Mandji	Head coach Thierry Bouanga Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Group D

Algeria

Algeria's final squad as shown in the official website of the competition.

Algeria men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Mostefai, Abderrahman – (1989-05-03)3 May 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) GS Pétroliers G/F 5 Dekkiche, Abdesslem – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) GS Pétroliers G 6 Sahraoui, Faycal – (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Union Basket La Rochelle PG 7 Mekdad, Samir – (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Berck PG 8 Benzegala, Mounir – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 9 Harat, Mohamed – (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FUS de Rabat G 10 Zerouali, Mohamed – (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) CSC Constantine C 11 Ghezzoul, Touhami – (1987-01-05)5 January 1987 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 12 Ammour, Kamel – (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Brissac-Aubance F 13 Gaham, Hocine – (1986-05-01)1 May 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GS Pétroliers F 14 Cheriet, Mehdi – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Roanne C 15 Touati, Sedik – (1987-01-25)25 January 1987 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) GS Pétroliers	Head coach Aly Fellali Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F Banda, Eric – (1984-02-06)6 February 1984 Cameo Sigauke F/C Chikoko, Vitalis – (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Scaligera Basket G/F Chitsinde, Taurai – (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 Cameo Sigauke PG Chitsinde, Tawanda – (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 Cameo Sigauke Chivhangane, Neville – Hore, Brian – G/F Maturure, Tatenda – (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 JBC Masvisvi, Agrippa – Cameo Sigauke Mugabe, Jr., Robert – AU Dubai G Mungomezi, Simba – (1986-01-29)29 January 1986 JBC Muyambo, Moses – Mercenaries PG Ngove, Nyasha – Eastern Cape Windbreakers C Pasipamire, Everisto – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 Cameo Sigauke G Shenje, Duncan – (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 Cameo Sigauke	Head coach Ellery Pinkerton Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Cape Verde

Cape Verde's final squad as shown in the official FIBA website.

Cape Verde National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Akanda-Coronel, Dimitry – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bryant Bulldogs G 5 Xavier, Jeff – (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Medi Bayreuth F 6 Almeida, Ivan – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Chorale Roanne G 7 Freire, Braima – (1982-01-19)19 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Física G 8 Correia, Mário – (1987-03-17)17 March 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Almeida, Joel – (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Xuventude F 10 Soares, Kenneti – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Prédio G 11 Mendonça, Fidel – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Algés C 12 Gomes, Keven – (1995-10-29)29 October 1995 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) FC Porto G 13 Rudolph, Brian – (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Loyola Greyhounds F 14 Coronel, Kevin – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Académica do Mindelo C 15 Mascarenhas, Rodrigo – (1980-03-24)24 March 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) S.L. Benfica	Head coach Alex Nwora Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F 4 Aselaini, Serzhi – (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TSU Tbilisi G 5 Diabate, Mouloukou – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gravelines G 6 Zahoui, Jean-Yves – (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Brieuc G 7 Kouadio, Cédric – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) JCA Abidjan F 8 Oulai, Kehasson – (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ABC C 9 Bangoura, Morlaye – (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ABC G 10 Meite, Alassane – (1991-09-21)21 September 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ABC G 11 Koffi, Andaman – (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pays d'Ollones G 12 Bahin, Yoli – (1983-07-10)10 July 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kénitra F 13 Tapé, Éric – (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fecamp F 14 Meite, Namori – (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oullins C 15 Aboubacar, Seydou – (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Palencia	Head coach Natxo Lezkano Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

External links

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