Sofiane calls up 15 GS Petroliers stars for FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016
ALGIERS (FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016) - By the time the FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women (ACCW) 2016 tips off in Maputo, Mozambique, Algerian champions GS Petroliers won't be short of inter
ALGIERS (FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016) - By the time the FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women (ACCW) 2016 tips off in Maputo, Mozambique, Algerian champions GS Petroliers won't be short of international experience.
Soufiane Boulaya, the team's head coach, has shortlisted 15 players for the FIBA Africa's flagship women's club competition, which runs from 25 November to 4 December.
The former Algerian international made sure to select not only three DR Congo internationals, but he also picked the backbone of the Algerian national team.
Congolese trio of Thethe Ntumba Kazadi, Mireille Muganza Nyota and Ginette Mfutila Makiese are joined by six Algerian who featured at FIBA AfroBasket Women 2015.
| GS Petroliers 15-player final roster for FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016 | |||
| Rania Albane | Rachida Belaidi | Shahnez Boushaki | Samiya Boudjerima |
| Ikbal Chenaf | Radia Fantazi | Kenza Guerroumi | Nadia Isli |
| Thethe Ntumba Kazadi | Badia Kellal | Meriem Madoui | Ginette Mfutila Makiese |
| Mireille Muganza Nyota | Lylia Refes | Nesrine Taibi | |
A dominant force in the Arab region, GS Petroliers will make their first ACCW appearance in over two decades.
GS Petroliers, winners of the Arab Championship for Women 2016
The only North Africa club to feature in the Maputo showdown will enter the competition after winning the Arab Championship Cup for Women last August in a competition that former Algerian international Rachida Belaidi was crowned MVP.
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