Eight teams seek to clinch last four spots for AfroBasket 2015 Quarter-Finals

RADES (AfroBasket 2015) After some breathtaking wins on Tuesday, the Round of 16 at AfroBasket 2015 resumes on Wednesday with eight more teams aiming at reaching the Quarter-Finals of the competition.

Here is a look at the four match-ups.

Senegal v Uganda
It will be the first time-ever these two teams face each other in the history of the competition.

AfroBasket debutants Uganda lost all three of their games in the Group Phase and facing title contenders Senegal at this stage of the competition makes their dream of winning a first-ever game in Africa's flagship event a bit unrealistic.

Obviously the Ugandans can compete but their previous three contests weren't very encouraging as a result of their tournament-low 56.7 points per game. They also had the lowest free-throw shooting percentage (48.6 percent) of all 16 teams in the Group Phase.

Meanwhile, Senegal enter the Final Phase on the back of a thrilling win over rivals and defending champions Angola on Monday.

The Western Africans, who topped Group B with three victories in as many games, are clearly favourites to remain in title contention, and Gorgui Dieng is expected to remain their inspirational leader on the court.

Cape Verde v Gabon
In the day's second game, Group D winners Cape Verde will take on Gabon, who returned to the competition after a decade-long absence.

The islanders won all three games of their games so far and should be able to advance to the Quarter-Finals given the fact that they play better, are more athletic and display a lot more scoring options than Gabon, who averaged 56.7 points per game - the second lowest mark in the tournament behind Uganda.

Jeff Xavier, Cape Verde's leading scorer with 20.3 points, is the team's engine and will cause all sorts of trouble for Gabon's defense.

On the islanders' own defensive end, Rodrigo Mascarenhas does a good job of protecting the paint and ranks as the second best rebounder in the tournament (11.0 per game).

However, Cape Verde's offense should be cautious of Stephane Lasme's rim protection as he currently averages 2.3 block shots per game.

Gabon and Cape Verde have never faced each other in the history of the competition.

Nigeria v Mozambique
Although Mozambique head into the Final Round motivated by an inspiring victory over Morocco on the last day of Group Phase, they should face a lot more difficulties facing Nigeria, a title-contending team that has the highest three-point shooting percentage of any team in the competition (38.5 percent).

The Nigerian, who finished second in Group A behind Tunisia, are favourites in the contest not only as they have more scoring options at their disposal, but also because they are bigger and more athletic.

However, they will need to deal with the quickness of twin brothers Pio Matos and Augusto Matos, who serve as Mozambique's ignitors.

Point guard Augusto Matos, for instance, is currently the tournament second leading scorer with 20.3 points per game.

His counterpart, Chamberlain Oguchi is leading Nigeria with a team-high 18.3 points and should play a pivotal role yet again.

Cameroon v Algeria
Cameroon and Algeria last faced each other at AfroBasket back in 1992.

At the time, the Cameroonians prevailed with a 64-63 victory, but circumstances are slightly different now.

The contest between these two teams appears to be the most balanced of Wednesday's Round of 16 action.

While Cameroon advanced to the Elimination Round with a 2-1 mark, the North African lost two of their Group Phase games to go with a 1-2 mark.

Although Algeria displayed better ball movement in the Group Phase, Cameroon averaged 80 points per game against the Algerians' 76.7.

The contest should come down to small details, although Cameroon present more capability of moving forward in the competition.

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