Angola and Cameroon have booked their places in the semifinals of Afrobasket 2025 following emphatic quarter-final victories in Luanda on Thursday.
Hosts Angola overcame a resilient Cape Verde side 90-80, led by an outstanding performance from Childe Dundao.
Dundao drew ten fouls and scored 18 of his 30 points from the free-throw line, proving decisive in a game marked by intense physicality.
Despite Cape Verde’s spirited second-half comeback, multiple fouls and player expulsions undermined their chances of overturning the deficit.
Cameroon, meanwhile, inflicted a heavy 95-68 defeat on Egypt, establishing control from the outset with a disciplined defensive strategy.
Fabien Ateba starred with 26 points, while Jeremiah Hill, returning from injury, added 20 points.
This win marks Cameroon’s first appearance in the Afrobasket semifinals since 2009, signaling a resurgence in the Central African nation’s basketball ambitions.
Afrobasket 2025, held from August 12 to 24 in Angola, features the continent’s top sixteen national teams competing for Africa’s premier basketball title.
The semifinals, scheduled for Saturday, August 23 in Luanda, will see Angola face Cameroon at 3:00 p.m., while a highly anticipated West African clash will pit Senegal against Mali.
The tournament is set to conclude on Sunday, August 24, with the final and third-place match promising high-intensity encounters as Africa’s elite teams vie for continental supremacy.
Fans and analysts alike are eagerly anticipating a showcase of skill, strategy, and national pride as the continent’s basketball powerhouses battle for the coveted Afrobasket crown.
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