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- ↑ "ASCB Boeny basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Basket-ball: Championnats de Madagascar: MB2ALL et ASCB Boeny champions" (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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