Africa-Press – Cape verde. On Thursday, the 20th, the Cape Verdean under-19 women’s selection suffered a heavy defeat (22-45) against their counterpart from Guinea Conakry, in a game referring to the second round of the Challenge Trophy, which took place in Bamako (Mali ).
At halftime, the Cape Verdean team was already losing by 11 points (12-23).
Flávio Lima’s squad, who had started this tournament with a comfortable victory (50-20) against Guinea Bissau, return to the court this afternoon to face the host team, in a match scheduled for 6 pm local time (5 pm in Cape Verde), at the Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga in Bamako.
Delay in arrival of under-17 squad results in defeat by no-show
With regard to the under-17 women’s national team, which arrived late in Mali, after all, it was defeated for not showing up for the opening day that was supposed to be played on Wednesday, the 19th, against Senegal.
Maria Martins’ squad now faces Mauritania, in a group with just three teams.
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