Algerian men’s 3x3 basketball team strikes gold at 2023 African Games

ACCRA- The men’s national 3x3 basketball team (U23) won the gold medal at the 2023African Games, currently being held in Accra, Ghana (March 8-23, 2024).

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The Algerian team, consisting of Mehdi Bouhmama, Mohand Yahiatene, Ryad Lefkir, and Zayd Yahiaoui, dominated their Ghanaian counterpart with a score of 16 to 11.

Meanwhile, the women’s team was knocked out in the group stage (B) with only one victory against Ethiopia (16-12) and three defeats conceded against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (17-16), Mali (16-13), and Rwanda (13-12).

Algeria takes part in the 13th edition of the 2023 African Games in Accra with a delegation made up of 299 members, including 222 athletes competing across 18 disciplines, with badminton, tennis, table tennis and triathlon serving as gateways to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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