South Sudan’s BRIGHT STARS Show Off At The Latest FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
South Sudan (the world’s youngest nation that was born July 9, 2011) has already won their very first World Cup Game!
The team members of South Sudan have not only wowed the world by winning this tournament but the populace of the globe is shocked as to how this remarkable team has managed this win despite it being only their second-ever international game!
Proud of the team!
Into the books of South Sudan’s history, the team just defeated their opponents (China) by a staggering 20 points at the ongoing FIBA World Cup tournaments.
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These Achievements Will Go Down In History!
Loul Deng is SSBF’s President. Loul explains in an interview that the world views African basketball as different, he therefore elaborates the belief that mental toughness and physicality are priorities to be learnt. And this is exactly what his team represents!
A full documentary of their journey as a team will be out soon
Watching that video of the South Sudan Basketball team, shows resilience & determination beyond anything… I can’t wait for the final documentary �� ❤️
— Paul Kato K (@iampaulkato) August 25,
2023
What you might have not known is that most of these team members have fled the civil war in South Sudan. These team members have hence experienced many hardships. Loul Deng was emotional hearing many of these team member’s stories…
“Imagine your family fleeing a country and going to find life somewhere else and instead of you being in that other country and forgetting about South Sudan or enjoying your professional basketball career you actually commit to come back and play for the same country that you fled because of the war and you’re the one now bringing all this positivity to it”
Fun Fact:
Khaman Maluach is currently the youngest player at the 2023 FIBA WC! He is also the third youngest EVER to compete in FIBA World Cup history, dating back to 1950. We’re so proud to see this sixteen year old slash up these courts!
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