Africa-Press – Angola. Angola qualified this Saturday for the World Basketball Championship, this year, in Asia, after winning over Cape Verde, by 80-67, in a game of the second round of the fifth and last qualifying window, competition that takes place in Kilamba pavilion.
With this victory, the national combined has 16 points and maintains the second position in group E, led by Côte d’Ivoire, with 17, the two groups already qualified for the world event, despite still missing the third round, in Sunday.
In an initially difficult match, against a very experienced team that uses the tower Edi Tavares, an athlete from Real Madrid of Spain, with 2.21cm, Angola had to be resilient and overall it even seemed like an easy qualification.
It was up to winger Milton Ventura to take the lead in the first four points, in a period of great balance in which the African champions won by 20-18.
In the second period, Angola entered more galvanized. Base Childo Dundão started with a triple throw, which would become one of the most successful matches for the national team in that campaign.
In the following moment, the confrontation registered a temporary stoppage of eight minutes, due to the failure of energy in the Kilamba pavilion, when the score was 38-30 for Angola.
On the way back to the game, the Angolans maintained the advantage until the break, by 43-36.
The third quarter confirmed the rise of the hosts combined with the spectacle, mainly by the wingers Kevin Koldia and Milton Valente, with successive “Smash”.
The third leg of the match ended at 64-52, while the fourth and last with a difference of 13 points (80-67).
Base, Childo Dundão, from the National Team, with 23 points, was the best scorer of the match, followed by his colleague, António Monteiro, with 16. Ivan Almeida and Betinho Gomes were the best scorers in Cape Verde, with 14 points each.
Sunday is played only to comply with the calendar. Everything is defined, leaving only the decision of who leads the group between Angola with 16 points or Côte d’Ivoire, with 17, both already qualified.
Angola plays with Nigeria, Cape Verde-Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda-Guinea.
The teams scored as follows:
Angola – Gerson Domingos (10 points), José Maconda (05), Gerson Gonçalves (09), Childo Dundão (23), António Monteiro (16), Teotónio Dó (05), João Fernandes (00), Eduardo Francisco (02) , Jerónimo Luís (00), Aldemiro João (00), Kevin Kokila (04) and Milton Valente (06)
Coach: Pep Claros
Cape Verde – Patrick Lima (05), Jeffrey Xavier (03), Iven Almeida (14), Fidel Mendonça (00), Anderson Correia (05), Joel Almeida (09), Kenneti Mendes (00), Williams Tavares (05) , Kevin Coronel (01), Keven Gomes (00), Betinho Gomes (14) and Walter Tavares (11)
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