Sophian Rafai

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Sophian Rafai
Juvisy
Position Guard
League French League
Personal information
Born (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 38)
Juvisy-sur-Orge, France
Nationality Moroccan-French
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)

Sophian Rafai (born 16 December 1986) is a Moroccan-French basketball player currently playing for Juvisy in the French Basketball League. [1]

Rafai is a member of the Morocco national basketball team and competed for the team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. [2] After not playing in the team's first six games, Rafai got his first action at the tournament in the consolation bracket against Egypt. In 23 minutes of action, Rafai impressed, scoring a team-leading 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting. [3]

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