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The largest African basketball team and 11 times Angola winners have almost fallen on the sharp teeth of giant killers, Lions of Cameroon in a second tense semifinal of the Fiba Afrobasket tournament in Luanda on Saturday evening.
Angola won from a point fought hard with final scores of 74-73 in a match that was 73-73 just 6 seconds from the end.
The Cameroon who defeated the champions in defense, Tunisia in their first game of the tournament, will never be forgotten by players, team managers and Angola fan also as shown by the cover photo.
Cameroon arrived in Gorgolia while they took the 1st quarter 21-16 and Angola climbed to take the 2nd quarter 21-17 before the interval ended with 38-37 for Cameroon.
Cameroon went to smoke taking the 3rd quarter of 21-15, but the beginners of the corners increased until the game was interrupted when it was 72-71 in favor of the Angola with 8 seconds left on the clock.
Keeping the Guts champions was a great challenge for Angola that he fought as Trojan in every game. Cape Verde almost unleashed the champions but the Angola won the quarterfinals 90-80.
Angola had beaten Tunisia 73-62; mounted of Libya 85-53; Guinea push 84-68 and humiliated South Sudan 66-64.
Cameroon Out Champion in carved defense, Tunisia 86-56; Out played at Madagascar 80-72; lost in Nigeria 90-99; Defeated dr. Congo 77-68 and has lost the pharaohs of Egypt in the quarterfinals 95-68.
Both countries had met four times with the Angola who won everyone except the chamber few classs were 63 with 10 appearances at Afrobasket Games won silver once in 2017 and ranked 4th twice in 1974 and 2009. It is Cameroon.
Angola was the 33 ranking is the most decorated male basketball team in Africa that has won 11 times; Silver the silver 4 times and I took the bronze twice.
At 16:00, Senegal will take sides against Cameroon for bronze while Angola will enter Battle Royal against Mali in the search for the 12th title at 19:00 on Sunday.
