Africa-Press – Angola. Petro de Luanda begins the defense of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) title against Kriol Star from Cape Verde, today, at 1:30 pm, at Dakar Arena, for the first round of the Sahara Conference, to be held in the capital of Senegal. In the city of Dakar, the Tricolores enter with the objective of finishing the preliminary phase between the top two teams and guaranteeing a place in the title decision. Against Cape Verde’s Kriol Star, who are making their debut, the Angolan representative is theoretically the favorite.
Buoyed by a sequence of positive results at home, Petro de Luanda are aware of the importance of starting with a victory, as they are a target to beat.In relation to their opponents, the title holders have greater depth, individual talent and tactical ability. Petro presents a combination of intense defense and fast transition, as well as a very physical interior game.
However, they should not underestimate their opponents, as Kriol Star can take advantage of any bad moment. The team is fast in transition, has a good average of three points and comes with the label of “newbies” with nothing to lose. On the other side, an Angolan will face his former team. This is the center Teotónio Dó, 2.05 meters tall, one of the reinforcements of the team from the archipelago, coming from Galomar in Portugal.
To attack the fifth edition of the media competition, the squad under the command of coach Sergio Moreno is made up of Yanick Moreira, AboubakarGakou, Solo Diabate, Eduardo Simão, GlofateBuiamba, Keneth Manuel, Cléusio Castro, Rigoberto Mendoza, Patrick Gadnar, EjimoforAnosike, Gerson Domingo and ChildeDundão.
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