{"id":18156,"date":"2022-05-25T14:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bal-semis-us-monastir-captain-on-lessons-learnt-from-last-years-loss"},"modified":"2022-05-25T14:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:28:15","slug":"bal-semis-us-monastir-captain-on-lessons-learnt-from-last-years-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/bal-semis-us-monastir-captain-on-lessons-learnt-from-last-years-loss","title":{"rendered":"BAL semis: US Monastir captain on lessons learnt from last year\u2019s loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Today<\/p>\n

Petro de Luanda Vs FAP 6pm<\/p>\n

Zamalek v US Monastir 9:30pm<\/p>\n

Radhouane Slimane, the Captain of US Monastir says his side go into the tie with lessons they learnt from the loss they suffered at the hands of the Egyptian club in the finals of last year\u2019s showpiece.<\/p>\n

When the two clubs met in last year\u2019s finals, Zamalek came out on top and ran away with the trophy, becoming the champions of the inaugural tournament, which they are out to defend at the current competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel fully confident in my team. We work hard together and we have good chemistry. Everything depends on us. We don\u2019t have selfish players on this team. This is good for us. There\u2019s no revenge in sport. One bad day can affect the game. That\u2019s how we lost last year. We learned a lot from that game,\u201d Slimane told BAL\u2019s media.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old mainly plays as a power forward and has been instrumental to US Monastir\u2019s great performances in both last year\u2019s and this year\u2019s BAL tournament with his leadership abilities, skill and experience in the game.<\/p>\n

On Zamalek\u2019s side, William Voigt, the American tactician who is their current head coach, reflected on the threat that US Monastir can pose.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that we better get there quickly or Monastir is going to destroy us,\u201d said the man who can become the first head coach to win the BAL and a FIBA Afrobasket title.<\/p>\n

Zamalek remains the only team that has never tasted defeat in BAL history.<\/p>\n

Voigt who previously guided Nigeria to their only African championship title in 2015, admitted that in terms of the bigger picture, \u201cGetting to the finals, winning the finals, that\u2019s never been our approach. Ours has been one game at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another concern for Zamalek is former AfroBasket MVP Ike Diogu, who was brilliant during the Nile Conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIke, an important player for us, is out with an injury. We weren\u2019t any way close to the level that we were in Cairo,\u201d Voigt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that Monastir is a really, really good team. If we play the same way we played on Tuesday [against SLAC] we\u2019ll lose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both teams kept most of their squads from last year, but Souleyam Diabate switched allegiances.<\/p>\n

The Ivorian international player was vital for Zamalek last season, but he has since joined US Monastir.<\/p>\n

A thorough look into the numbers of both teams, and it reveals how evenly-matched this clash could be.<\/p>\n

US Monastir display a relatively higher Field-Goal percentage (47.8) compared to Zamalek\u2019s 43.6.<\/p>\n

Even when it comes to rebounding the difference is close with Monastir averaging 41.5 boards against Zamalek\u2019s 40.5 per game.<\/p>\n

US Monastir averaged 84 points per game against Zamalek\u2019s 85.<\/p>\n

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