Michael Benoît Mokongo (born July 11, 1986) is a professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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in France.

International career

Mokongo first represented the

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internationally at the 2009 AfroBasket qualifying tournament. He played for the country at the

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, averaging 11 points and a team-high 6 assists. Mokongo has also competed for

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in the past, playing for them in the

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. He was initially expected to play for the Central African Republic at the

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under head coach

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, but a knee injury forced him to not compete at the event.

References

External links

Michael Mokongo
at Euroleague.net
Michael Mokongo
at Eurobasket.com

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