{"id":41461,"date":"2024-12-28T19:11:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T19:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T19:33:09","slug":"sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament after a decisive 47-24 victory against Guinea Bissau in Dakar, Senegal. <\/b><\/p>\n

This emphatic win, marked by a 23-point margin, follows their opening loss to host and defending champion Senegal.<\/p>\n

The triumph over Guinea Bissau underscores Sierra Leone\u2019s determination to make a mark on the international stage after years of absence. Head Coach Issa Fofana praised his team\u2019s resilience, stating, \u201cThis is a historic opportunity to rebrand basketball in Sierra Leone, and we are here to compete, not just participate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite their rocky start, the Sierra Leonean side sits second in their group standings behind Senegal, with one win and one loss. Their semi-final clash against neighboring Guinea is scheduled for 6:30 pm local time today.<\/p>\n

This tournament marks a pivotal moment for Sierra Leonean basketball, as it is the first international appearance by any national team from the country in over two decades. The Sierra Leone Basketball Federation sees this as a stepping stone to revitalize the sport domestically and demonstrate the nation\u2019s potential on a global scale.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament after a decisive 47-24 victory against Guinea Bissau in Dakar, Senegal. This emphatic win, marked by a 23-point margin, follows their opening loss to host and defending champion Senegal. The triumph over Guinea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":41460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-41461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"\nSierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\"},\"wordCount\":213,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\",\"name\":\"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament - Sierra Leone\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628,\"caption\":\"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\",\"name\":\"Sierra Leone\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament - Sierra Leone","description":"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament","og_description":"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","og_site_name":"Sierra Leone","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament","datePublished":"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament"},"wordCount":213,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg","keywords":["Sierra-Leone"],"articleSection":["all news","sport"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament","name":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament - Sierra Leone","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-28T19:11:38+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-28T19:33:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"The Sierra Leone Under-16 male basketball team has stormed into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/sm_1735401627.926804.jpg","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-u16-basketball-team-advances-to-semi-finals-of-fiba-africa-zone-2-tournament#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sierra Leone U16 Basketball Team Advances to Semi-Finals of FIBA Africa Zone 2 Tournament"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/","name":"Sierra Leone","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}