Chamberlain "Champ" Nnaemeka Oguchi is a Nigerian American professional basketball player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. His name "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka".
The Tunisian national basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by Libya after Nigeria, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.
The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah. Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961.
Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate, commonly known as Solo Diabate, is an Ivorian basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Salah Mejri is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Kazma. He also represents the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he plays at the center position. After a successful career in Europe, Mejri was the first Tunisian NBA player when he joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2015 as a 29-year-old rookie. He stayed in the NBA for four seasons before returning with the Real Madrid in 2019 offseason.
Mohamed Hdidane is a Tunisian basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Naim Dhifallah is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain after playing for Egypt Assurance in the Egyptian Basketball League and Club Africain for the first six years of his career.
Hamdi Braa is a Tunisian basketball player for ES Radès in the Championnat National A. Braa has played professionally since 2004. He helped the club to the 2007 Tunisian Championship.
Marouan Kechrid is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. After starting his career with JS Kairouan, Kechrid played the majority of his career in Tunisia and won five CNA championships over an eighteen-year span. He also played for Ittihad Tanger and Maghreb de Fes in the Moroccan Division Excellence.
Mokhtar Ghyaza is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for US Monastir of the Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Marouen Lahmar is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain in the Tunisian Basketball League.
Atef Maoua is a Tunisian basketball player. He currently plays for J.S. Kairouan in the Tunisian Basketball League. He is a six-foot-six-inch, 218 pound guard-forward.
Makrem Ben Romdhane is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Benfica and Tunisia. He can play at either the small forward, power forward or center positions.
Stade Nabeulien is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Nabeul. The club competes in the Championnat National A. Notable players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Mohamed Hdidane, Nizar Knioua, and Anis Hedidane.
AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan. However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
Mário “Marito” Correia is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player. He played for Primeiro de Agosto at the Angolan Basketball League until 2014, before being struck by injury. Correia’s early introduction to basketball started in the District Sports Association Kwame Nkrumah abbreviated to ADESBA-KN. Correia is currently the captain of the Cape Verde national basketball team and helped Cape Verde to a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007, qualifying for a wildcard tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The 2008 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship, was an international basketball tournament held in Sousse and Hammam, Tunisia, from December 12 to 21, 2008. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa, and hosted by Étoile Sportive du Sahel, was contested by 12 teams split into 2 groups of 6, the first four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semifinals and final.
Union Sportive Monastirienne, commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir. Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won seven national championships. Monastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since the inaugural season in 2021.
Mohamed Abbassi is a Tunisian basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He previously played for several other sides in Tunisia.
