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AfroBasket 2025: Senegal will aim for bronze, Mali dreams of the title

Auteur: Valérie Rubino

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AfroBasket 2025: le Sénégal visera le bronze, le Mali rêve du titre

Senegal will not reach the AfroBasket 2025 final. Beaten by Mali in an intense West African derby, the Lions are now playing for the bronze medal against Cameroon. Meanwhile, our Malian neighbors will be trying to win their first continental title in history against Angola.

 

Badio: "It's always an honor to wear this jersey"

Despite the defeat, Captain Brancou Badio keeps his head high and insists on the importance of the experience gained.

"It's always an honor to wear the Senegal jersey. I've gained a lot of experience in this AfroBasket with my teammates, the coach, and the staff. Above all, we're a family. We'll support each other and look to the future."

Lucid, he puts the offensive failure of the semi-final into perspective:   "I would say it's just a basketball game. Sometimes you score, sometimes you miss, but you have to keep playing, defending, and doing the little things. Today we didn't make our shots, but life goes on. What matters is how we grow from this loss."

 

 

Diop: "It's not easy, but we have to keep pushing"

Coach DeSagana Diop didn't hide his disappointment after the elimination: "It's tough, I'm not going to sleep tonight, but that's basketball, that's life. You keep going, you work. Like I said, it's a very young team. Four years seems like a long time, but time goes by quickly."

He prefers to focus on world qualification and the future of his group:   "At this point, we'll keep working. We have qualified for the World Cup. It's not easy at this point, but that's life. Life is never easy. You always have to move forward, keep pushing."

 

 

Coulibaly: “A Malian is all heart”

On the other hand, there is immense joy in Mali. Speaking exclusively to Seneweb, Mahamane Coulibaly shared his emotion after this historic qualification:

“Yes, that was the goal. I’m proud to be Malian. When you see the green, yellow, and red on the jersey… here, we say: a Malian is all heart. We support our players and our coaches, we respect everyone, and we play our game.”

With less than 24 hours to go before the grand final against Angola, he remains focused: "We'll celebrate a little, then try to recover quickly to be ready."

Tonight, Angola (qualified for the first time in ten years) and Mali will battle it out for the continental title. Senegal will have the chance to reach the podium against Cameroon, in a third-place finish that remains a source of pride for the Lions.

Auteur: Valérie Rubino

Commentaires (12)

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    Un passant il y a 17 heures

    Monsieur le journaliste, quel est le score du match?

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    Ndiathiar il y a 17 heures

    Bonne chance à nos Gaindés
    La FIBA doit se concentrer sur la supervision de l'arbitrage.
    Il ne saurait être question d'avoir recours à des pratiques non sportives ou détournées pour priver les Aigles du Mali d'une victoire finale qui apparaît très probable.

    Un Peuple- Un But- Une Foi

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    Mamadou il y a 17 heures

    tout un vomi et pas de score...change rien....

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    Karim-USA il y a 13 heures

    J'espère que le Mali gagnera le titre ! C’est un peuple digne et combattant. Ils ont peur de rien !

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    Grande il y a 13 heures

    Joueur yi yeup sauf brancou , boissy , Mustapha diop, idbadji sen ...... leuf..l...nde...

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    Mamadou il y a 10 heures

    Très Bien pastouffe: ne pourra faire aucune récupération "patriotique"....distribution de bouées please ?

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    Thieuye lii il y a 9 heures

    Pastef djogoul Sernegal. Beneu ndam dougoul thi rew mi bi gnou gnove' ak legui. Moussiba you tegalo rek. Yalla nanou yalla taagale' ak gnom thi diameu

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    Thieuye lii il y a 9 heures

    Djigoul Senegal j,ai voulu dire.
    On ne vise que le bronze qu,on risque de ne jamais toucher

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    deug il y a 9 heures

    Le coach sénégalais n'a aucun charisme. On peut être bon technicien mais sans charisme one ne peut être meneur d'hommes. Dans ce genre de match, le charisme du coach joue beaucoup: s'il avait le charisme de Aliou cissé on aurait tout gagné avec cette équipe. Le coach est là impassible comme s'il revoyait un match en différé. Il faut faire revenir boniface Ndong

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    ZOLTO NDIAYE il y a 9 heures

    y a des joueurs inutiles comme mactar gueye et oumar ndiaye...c est vraiment dommage mais le senegal pouvait gagner cet afrobasket

    IL FAUDRA ETRE ETRE BEAUCOUP PLUS RIGOUEUX LORS DE LA SELECTION DES JOUEURS

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    Anonyme il y a 8 heures

    Cette année la coupe ira au Mali in chã allah

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    Prince fall il y a 7 heures

    Makhtar gueye et ousmane ndiaye comment ils ont fait pour etre dans cette selection c pathetique mais cette equipe pouvait gagner cette afrobasket

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