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Basketball At The 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's Tournament
The 2011 edition of the women's basketball tournament of the African Games was the 10th, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of FIBA, the basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from 9 to 17 September 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 10 national teams and won by Nigeria. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+2.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Championship bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game 5–8th place classification 7th place match 5th place match 9th place match Final standings Awards All-Tournament Team See also 2011 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of . The Metropolitan Maputo, Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is also noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo is situated on Maputo Bay, a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. The city consists of seven administrative divisions, which are each subdivided into Quarter (urban subdivision), quarters or ''bairros''. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as a self-contained, separate Provinces of Mozambique, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc Refining (metallurgy), refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes bimetallism, alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani Ahmed
Sani Ahmed is a Nigerian professional basketball coach who has led the Kano Pillars since 2006. In 2006, 2010 and 2013, he was head coach of Nigeria's national basketball team The Nigeria national basketball team represents Nigeria in men's international basketball and it is overseen by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). In March 2021, the global governing body FIBA ranked Nigeria as Africa's top men's basket .... informationng.com, 20 October 2013, accessed 10 May 2016. References External link ...
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Stanley Gumut
Stanley Gumut (born 21 February 1986) is a Nigerian professional basketball player. He is a native of Jos, Plateau State. FIBA profile, Libya 2009. He is a 6 ft. 6 in. (1.98 m) tall 210 lb. (95 kg) -. Nigerian national team Gumut has played internationally with the senior men's . H ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Tat
Solomon Tat (born July 29, 1986) is a Nigerian basketball player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship, where the team finished in third place. He is a native of Jos Plateau, Nigeria and played college basketball with the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is the college basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Virginia. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in NCAA Division I, Division I of the N ... team. He was a tri-captain of the 2009-10 Cavaliers team as a senior. References 1986 births Living people Nigerian men's basketball players Nigerian emigrants to the United States Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji (born 11 May 1981) is a Nigerian professional basketball center who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons. Professional career Oyedeji played at the 1999 and 2000 Nike Hoop Summits. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played a total of 93 games during 3 seasons in the NBA, and had career averages of 1.4 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 0.1 assists per game, and 0.2 steals per game. His final NBA game was played on April 1st, 2003 in a 105 - 118 loss to the San Antonio Spurs where he recorded no stats. He also played in the Spanish League with Granada. Oyedeji played with Shanxi Zhongyu in the Chinese Basketball Association. He played with Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League in 2011. However, he was released from the team, despite averaging 10.8 points, 15.0 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. Oyedeji then signed on with the London Lions, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Obazuaye
Jayson Omokaro Obazuaye (born July 27, 1984) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball guard. He is tall. Early life and high school career Born in Santa Clara, California, Obazuaye graduated from Andrew Hill High School in nearby San Jose, California in 2002. Obazuaye committed to the University of Colorado Boulder, having been recruited by local colleges Santa Clara and California, as well as Iowa State and Oklahoma. College career Obazuaye majored in ethnic studies and played four years for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006 Professional career Obazuaye began his professional career in the 2006–07 season with Gipsar Stal Ostrów of the Polish Basketball League. He averaged 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 games. In the 2007–08 season, Obazuaye played for the Chester Jets of the British Basketball League. Obazuaye was the BBL's January 2008 Player of the Month and a 2nd-Team All-Star for the season. In the 2008–09 season, Obazua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Yusuf
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Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people with the name) * Ibrahim (sura), a sura of the Qur'an * ''Ibrahim el Awal'', a Hunt-class destroyer that served in the Egyptian navy under that name 1951-56 * Ibrahim prize, a prize to recognise good governance in Africa * "Ibrahim", a song by David Friedman from ''Shades of Change'' See also * Ibrahimzai, a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan * Ibrahima * Abraham (other) * Avraham (other) Avraham (Hebrew: ) is the Hebrew name of Abraham, patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. Avraham may also refer to: * Avraham (given name) * Avraham (surname) See also * Abraham (other) * Avram (other) * Ibrahim (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Ekpete
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy of the birth of the Messiah and the fulfillment of Scripture in the person of Jesus. ''Immanuel'' "God ( El) with us" is one of the "symbolic names" used by Isaiah, alongside Shearjashub, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, or Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom. It has no particular meaning in Jewish messianism. By contrast, the name based on its use in Isaiah 7:14 has come to be read as a prophecy of the Christ in Christian theology following Matthew 1:23, where ''Immanuel'' () is translated as (KJV: "God with us"). Isaiah 7–8 Summary The setting is the Syro-Ephraimite War, 735-734 BCE, which saw the Kingdom of Judah pitted against two northern neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejike Ugboaja
Ejike Christopher Ugboaja (born 28 May 1985) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for BC Mark Mentors of the Nigerian Premier Basketball League (NPBL). He is also the founder of Ejike Ugboaja Foundation. Professional career Ugboaja was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers, in the second round with the 55th pick overall. He was a member of the Cavaliers during the 2006–07 season, but did not play in any regular season games with the team. He played in the 2nd-tier Eurocup with Azovmash Mariupol and with BC Odesa. Nigerian national team Ugboaja competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, and the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship with Nigeria. He also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azuoma Dike
Azuoma Dike (born 7 December 1989) is a Nigerian basketball player for Kano Pillars and the Nigerian national team. An established name in the Nigerian Premier League, Dike is a four-time champion and two-time MVP. Early life Born in Amuzari, Ehime Mbano in the Imo State, in a sport-loving family and was the fourth of seven kids. His family originates from Ajegunle. Dike first played table tennis and football before switching to basketball. Club career Dike began his senior club career in 2006 with Union Bank in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL). He joined the Lagos Islanders in 2009, but returned to Union Bank after just one season. After this, Dike played with the Royal Hoopers and guided them to their 2011 and 2012 NPL championship. The following season, in 2013, he played for Dodan Warriors and was the league's top scorer. Dike transferred to Mark Mentors and helped them to their first-ever championship in 2015. The same year, he played for Abidjan Ramblers from Ivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
