Strawberry, Kadji and Nnoko set to boost Cameroon for window four of African Qualifiers

YAOUNDE (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Cameroon head coach Jean-Denys Choulet is delighted with the addition of three highly-talented players for the first-leg of Group E of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers to take place later this month in Tunisia.

DJ Strawberry, Kenneth Kadji and Landry Nnoko have been named in Cameroon's preliminary squad announced earlier this week.

 The trio, Choulet admitted to FIBA.basketball, is everything Cameroon needed to fill the void left in certain positions that hindered the team in a recent past.

While Strawberry and Kadji last featured for Cameroon in November for the first-leg of Group A in Yaounde, 24-year-old Nnoko, who has played in the NBA G League and has recently joined Turkish side Sakarya Buyuksehir, is set to make his debut with Cameroon.  

"With this group of players, I truly believe we can make it," Choulet said.

Cameroon currently sit second in Group E of Africa's World Cup Qualifiers, behind Tunisia and ahead of Angola.

The teams that finish in the first and second places of Groups E and F followed by the best third-placed team will earn the right to represent Africa at next year's FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.

"We had no (positions) 3 or 5, now I am really excited, and I can't wait to get started," Choulet added.

He continued: "We almost beat Tunisia in Rades, and the team we are going to take to Tunis this time around is far far better."

According to the play-caller, Cameroon will intensify their training camp in Tunis from September 9 before taking on Angola on Friday, September 14.

As well as Angola, Cameroon will square off against Morocco and Egypt.

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