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Nationality | French |
Born | Dakar, Senegal | 17 February 1959
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Sport | Basketball |
Bangaly Kaba (born 17 February 1959) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
The Senegal national basketball team represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist, a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
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