Africa-Press – Senegal. The Senegalese karatekas Fama Samassa, Mouhamadou Moustapha Gaye, Ismaila Barry and Fallou Ndiaye start this Thursday, the African Karate Championship in Morocco, in kumite and kata.
Mouhamadou Moustapha Gaye (-63 kg) will face the Cameroonian Wilfred Habib Tayue Mgbam, in Kumite (conventional karate fight).
The second fight for the Senegal team will pit Fama Samassa against Moroccan Lahwou Safia, in the under 54 kg category.
Fallou Ndiaye (cadet) and Ismaila Barry (junior) will appear on the tatami to take the Kata test (sequence of karate techniques)
About 1,000 participants from 27 African countries are taking part in this tournament in Casablanca.
Here is the list of other selected Senegalese athletes
Kumite
Serigne Mbacké Seck (junior), +76kg
Talla Razakh Ndiaye (senior), -60kg
Cherif Konaté (senior), -67kg
Abdourakhmane Moundor Sene (senior), -75kg
Makhtar Diop (senior), -84kg
Mouhamadou Falilou Diop (senior), +84kg
Habib Ndoye (team)
Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Konaté (team)
Maimouna Niang (senior lady), -55kg
Ndeye Yacine Lô (senior lady), -61kg
Ndeye Codou Cissé (senior lady), +68kg
Kata
Omar Diop (senior man)
Aissatou Simal (senior lady)
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