Al Ittihad Tripoli don sign 37-year-old Cape Verdean-Portuguese small forward Ivan Almeida, the D1 Libyan club tok. The 197cm player dey join from Euvic GTK Gliwice of Poland OBL league, wia im be top scorer last season wit 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game across 13 appearances.
Graduate of Stonehill College, Almeida bring experience from professional career wey don take am cross Europe, Africa and North America. Im don play for France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Estonia, Czech Republic, Libya and Cape Verde, wit clubs like Benfica, Anwil, Brindisi and Cremona, plus Al Ahly Tripoli.
Almeida represent Cape Verde for FIBA World Cup for Philippines, Japan and Indonesia three years ago, average 11.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Im honours include Portuguese Hugo dos Santos Cup for 2024 and Afrobasket.com All-FIBA Afrobasket Honorable Mention for 2025.
The move to Tripoli mark im 15th season for professional basketball.
