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2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
The 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U16) was the 4th U-16 FIBA Africa championship, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and qualified for the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was held from July 30 to August 8 at the Palais des sports à l’ACI 2000 in Bamako, Mali, contested by 11 national teams and won by Egypt. Squads Format *The 11 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round. *Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals. *From there on a knockout system was used until the final. Draw Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage :All matches were played in: Palais des Sports à l’ACI 2000, Bamako ;5th place br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Khalaf (basketball)
Ahmed Aboelela Moursi Khalaf (born 24 February 1999), commonly known as Bebo, is an Egyptian basketball player who plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He also plays for the Egypt national basketball team, with whom he appeared at the AfroBasket 2021 tournament. Early career Khalaf played at the Basketball Without Borders camp in 2016. Professional career After playing in the youth divisions of Gezira, Khalaf was signed by Spanish top-flight club Bàsquet Manresa at age 16. Manresa's sports manager Pere Romero had watched him play at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. On May 14, 2017, he made his professional debut in the Liga ACB against in a loss against Tenerife, scoring 2 points in seven minutes. The following 2017–18 season, Khalaf played on loan for Martorell in the third division LEB Plata. In 2018, Khalaf returned to his native Egypt to play for Al Ittihad Alexandria. National team career Khalaf played for Egypt's under-16, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Maiga
Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: * Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations Persons with the name Muhammad and no other name *Muhammad (Bavandid ruler), 13th-century Iranian monarch * Muhammad V of Kelantan (born 1969), 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Kelantan * Mohammed VI of Morocco (born 1963), King of Morocco *Muhammed VII, Sultan of Granada (1370–1408) * Muhammad VII of Bornu of the Sayfawa dynasty (1731–1747) *Muhammed VIII, Sultan of Granada (1411–1431) *Mohammed VIII of Bornu of the Sayfawa dynasty (1811–1814) Places *Mohammad-e Olya, a village in Fars Province, Iran *Mohammad, Gachsaran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran *Mohammad, Kohgiluyeh, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran *Mohammad, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwan Eesa
Marwan, Merwan or Mervan ( ar, مروان ''marwān''), is an Arabic male given name derived from the word ''marū/ maruw'' (مرو) with the meaning of either minerals, " flint(-stone)", " quartz" or "a hard stone of nearly pure silica". However, the Arabic name for quartz is ''ṣawwān'' (صَوَّان). The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil. Variants include Merouane / Marouane / Marouan. Feminine forms of the name include Marwa / Marwah and Marwana/ Marwanah (مروانة ''marwānah''). Notable persons with these names include: Given name Marwan * Marwan I, Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685) * Marwan II, Umayyad caliph ( r. 744–750) *Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet * Marwan (rapper), Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan * Marwan Ali, Tunisian pop singer * Marwan Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian group Fatah * Marwan Charbel, Lebanese general and politician *Marwan Dudin (1936–2016), Jordanian politician * Marw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssef Abdrabou
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning " God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning " YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef * Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete * Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef *Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete * Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer * Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer * Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs *Youcef Touati, Algerian footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Esono
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light. Etymology The word ''angel'' arrives in modern English from Old English ''engel'' (with a hard ''g'') and the Old French ''angele''. Both of these derive from Late Latin ''angelus'', which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ''angelos'' (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mansogo
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Karkoura
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun, Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior Companions of the Prophet, companion and father-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Faqīh, Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslims, Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar ple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Kazeneza
Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren Military *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s * Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other * ''Emile'' (film), a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan See also * * *Aemilius (other) * Emilio (other) * Emílio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasana Sano
Gasana is a Rwandan surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Gasana, Rwandan politician * Anastase Gasana (born 1950), Rwandan political figure and diplomat * Eric Gasana (born 1986), Rwandan footballer * Eugène-Richard Gasana, Rwandan diplomat * Kenny Gasana Kenneth Gasana (born Kenneth Wilson; November 9, 1984) is a Rwandan professional basketball player who currently plays for Bangui Sporting Club of the Road to BAL. Born in the United States, he represents Rwanda internationally. Career Gasana pla ... (born 1984), Rwandan basketball player * Sammy Gasana (born 1996) , Rwandan Entrepreneur and Artificial intelligence specialist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lassana Haidara
Lassana is a given name or surname that is an alternative transliteration of '' Al-Hassan'', and may refer to: * Lassana Diarra (born 1985), French footballer of Malian descent * Lassana Traoré (born 1945), Malian political figure * Lassana Fané (born 1987), Malian football player * Lassana Camará (born 1991), Portuguese footballer of Guinea-Bissau descent * Lassana Diallo (born 1984), Malian football player * Lassana Bathily (born 1990), hero of Porte de Vincennes hostage crisis See also * Alassane Alassane is a given name or surname that is an alternative transliteration of '' Al-Hassan''. Notable people with the name include: * Abdou Alassane Dji Bo (born 1979), Nigerien judoka * Alassane N'Dour (born 1981), Senegalese football player * Al ... {{given name, type=both African given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
