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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 South Sudan, the newest country in Africa, registered their first-ever win at FIBA AfroBasket after beating neighbouring Uganda 88-86 in their last Group D game on Sunday at Kigali Arena.<\/p>\n

South Sudan registered a 20-0 off-court win against Cameroon early this week due to COVID-19 protocols that affected the Cameroonian national team. In their AfroBasket debut on Friday, August 27, South Sudan came up short against a more-experienced and title contenders<\/p>\n

Senegal, losing 104-75. However, two days later, South Sudan looked a transformed team in one of the highly-contested games in the tournament so far. South Sudan and Uganda traded blows for most<\/p>\n

of the forty minutes with the game registering seven lead changes. South Sudan won the rebounding battle 44-43; they registered just nine turnovers against Uganda\u2019s 16; their bench outscored<\/p>\n

their opponent 34-25, and it was in the paint where the South Sudanese punished Uganda after scoring 46 points \u2013 more than half of their 88 points. Dhieu AbwokDeing, who turned 20 the day<\/p>\n

before of the highly-anticipated East African derby, was a one-man show. The 1.92m (6ft 4in) guard contributed massively off bench for South Sudan\u2019s historic day at AfroBasket 2021.<\/p>\n

Deing had a 7-of-15 shooting, including three of South Sudan\u2019s six three-pointers, to finish with a team-high 22 points and five assists. South Sudan head coach Royal Ivey later said<\/p>\n

of Deing: \u201cHe can play!!! He put on a show today for the world to see that he is going to be around on this national team for time to come. He is just a<\/p>\n

gamer; he wants the big moments. \u201d Deng Acuoth came up big for South Sudan, contributing 13 points and 18 rebounds \u2013 tying Cape Verde\u2019s Walter Tavares for<\/p>\n

most rebounds in a single; Kuany Ngor Kuany added 13 points and Mathiang MauotMuo finished with 17 points for South Sudan. Talking about his team\u2019s key fact in the win,<\/p>\n

Ivey added: \u201cWe are young, we are having fun, and they play free. They didn\u2019t flinch. This is South Sudan basketball for you. \u201cThey stayed connected from the first to<\/p>\n

the last minute and we pulled the game out. \u201d Uganda dependable IshamailWainright rolled his sleeves up and went for work, hitting incredible shots, playing terrific<\/p>\n

defensively, but his triple-double \u2013 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists \u2013 the first at AfroBasket 2021 \u2013 couldn\u2019t prevent Uganda\u2019s second defeat in the<\/p>\n

tournament. South Sudan came a long way to reach the Final Round of AfroBasket 2021. From defeats to regional rivals Kenya in Zone 5 Pre-Qualifiers, which was followed by another loss in the Three-Nation<\/p>\n

Invitational Tournament (against Chad and Cape Verde) in March 2021 in Cameroon, South Sudan eventually secured their place in the Tournament\u2019s Qualifiers following the withdrawal of Algeria.<\/p>\n

Coached by South Sudan Basketball Federation President Luol Deng in the Second Round of the Qualifiers Round, South Sudan won three of their six games to finish second in their group behind Nigeria and<\/p>\n

ahead of Mali and Rwanda. In the post-game press conference, Uganda head George Galanopoulos praised his players\u2019 determination: \u201cI am super proud of the effort that our guys gave.<\/p>\n

Every time they step on the court; the resilience, they responded to adversity well. This is just part of the learning experience. For them, a young group, averaging 25 years, it\u2019s great.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, we are not done; we got more games, we are going look what we can improve. \u201d Asked about South Sudan\u2019s Deing, Galanopoulos replied: \u201cNumber 6. He is a hell of a player, to be honest. He made some tough shots.<\/p>\n

\u201d With Sunday\u2019s win against Uganda, South finished second in Group D behind Senegal and will take on Kenya in Tuesday\u2019s Qualification Round for the Quarter-Finals, while Uganda will face Nigeria who finished second in Group C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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