South Africa vs. Al Maghrib 82-103(47365)With a score of 42-42 things look promising, but unfortunately the second half was less impressive from our side while Morocco played at their best. The team simply missed too many shots (32/90) compared to (46/86), in almost all other categories we also came up short, only at 3 point shots we had the upperhand. The lack of gameshape of our substitutes was simply not good enough, and it shows in the stats. Also the stamina for the players on those positions was too low, this is something I will try to fix for the future so we won't run into the same problem again.
Right now we have to focus on the end result of the AfroBasket tournement, our finishing position. It's gonna be a tough 2nd phase but we can manage it. If we all put in some effort our chances of getting the result we aim for are realistic, we should not feel discouraged by one defeat. We still have a minimum of 5 matches left to play, and our goal is to win 2 of them. Ek dink ons kan ons resultate verbeter, en met die ondersteuning en toewyding van sommige afrigters sal ons dit doen.Maak asseblief 'n poging om jou spelers beter te maak, eers dan kan ons beter en sterker word.
Man of the match: Mabhoko Cebekhului
14 points & 13 rebounds
The scores:
South Africa (82)Fazzie 20, Lekgwathi 18, Cebekhului 14, Mji 10, Mabuza 10, Mbatha 8, Tefu 2, Baloyi 0, Hlomelang DNP-CD, Qaba DNP-CD, Tsenoli DNP-CD, Kalaka DNP-CD.
Morocco (103)Ali 29, Ibn-Nabil 17, Sterzik 15, Haj-Saleh 10, Sulaiman 8, Junajyd 7, Ibrahim 7, Rais 6, Musa 2, Muthanna 2, Mansoury DNP-CD.