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- ↑ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "SENEBASKET - Le Portail du Basketball Sénégalais". www.senebasket.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.