Africa-Press – Angola. Base player Aginaldo Neto performed a historic event in the beginning of his professional career, by scoring the last two points, in the game in which Petro de Luanda defeated, on Sunday, CapeTownTigers from South Africa, by 100 -88.
In the challenge of the 2nd round of the Kalahari Conference of the African Basketball League (BAL-acronym in English), played at the SunBet Arena pavilion, in Pretoria, the athlete entered with 52 seconds to go and had time to suffer a foul and fix it himself. the marker in plate 100.
17 years old, Aginaldo, who is among the 40 best young athletes in the world, chosen by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), made his debut in the competition and also contributed to the “Tricolores” significant result.
The Angolan promise, in training at the NBA Africa Academy, based in Senegal, earned the trust of coach José Neto, after not being an option in the first round game on Saturday, in the 73-82 defeat against Fus Rabat of Morocco.
Widely applauded by his colleagues, the young player was also the target of a special greeting from NBA officials, present at the Sun Bet Arena pavilion.
The base evolves with the “tricolor” emblem under the regulations of the continental competition, where participating clubs must register two players under 20 years of age, one of which comes from the NBA Africa Academy.
In February, Aginaldo Neto was in Tunisia, working for the senior men’s National Team, in the campaign to qualify for Afrobasket`2025, having been part of the three challenges against Tunisia, Kenya and Guinea.
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