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- ↑ "Abidjan Azur Basketball recrute deux professionnels américains". Abidjan.net. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ Team Togo Profile – 2011 FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA.com, accessed 18 September 2017.
