Algeria confirm final roster for U18 Championship in Rwanda
ALGIERS (2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship) - With just ten days to the start of the 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship, Algeria's final roster has been confirmed.
ALGIERS (2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship) - With just 10 days to the start of the 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship, Algeria's final roster has been confirmed.
This year's 12-team FIBA Africa's youth flagship event will run from 22-31 July in Kigali, Rwanda.
| Algeria 12-player final roster for 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship | |||
| Zakaria Aggoun | Anis Hichem Bouadjadja | Youcef Boudoumi | Mohamed Boussad |
| Mostefa Braik | Louai Abdelbassat Chebel | Abdelkrim Debbi | Ibrahim Mehdi Haichour |
| Abderrahmane Hailouf | Rayan Hamdi | Islam Nizar Taleb | Mohamed Akram Sahbi |
Head coach Mohamed Abidat has selected an athletic team with the average height of 1.92m.
The play-caller has also included three players, who helped the North Africans claim a Third-Place at last year's FIBA Africa U16 Championship in Bamako, Mali.
While 2.06m center Abderrahmane Hailouf is set to take care of the boards, Mostefa Braik - a 17-year-old shooting guard, who led Algeria in Bamako with a team-high 15 points - is one of the men that head coach Abidat looks to propelling the team's offense in Kigali.
Mostefa Braik inspired Algeria to a Third-Place at 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Championship in Bamako, Mali
Joining Braik are two revelations from the U16 team Islam Nizar Taleb and Mohamed Akram Sahbi - the former is currently looking to pursue his High-School career in the US.
So far eleven national teams have qualified for the 2016 Rwanda showdown.
One more team is expected to be awarded a wildcard to complete the 12-team event, which includes Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Mali, hosts Rwanda, Tunisia,Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
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