Madagascar national police club COSPN don beef up dia squad with two African signings before dia Road to BAL 2027 campaign, as the club confirm am for one press briefing wey happen for Mahamasina.
Coach Rasamoelina Tojo bring in Angolan centre Jorge Filipe, one 2.08m former Petro de Luanda player, and Nigerian 2.01m guard Ikena Okeke, wey just comot from Naestved for Denmark. Tojo say the two positions don dey cause wahala for the Malagasy side.
COSPN go compete for Group D of the East Division for the Road to BAL first window, wey FIBA Africa go host for Hoima City, Uganda, from 21 to 25 October. Dem dey share the group with Uganda Namuwongo Blazers, Burundi Uranani Basketball Club and South Sudan Patriots Basketball Club. Comoros side Ushundzi Basket don withdraw from the pool.
The Malagasy club target to finish for the top two and collect ticket to the Elite 16 stage for Kenya from 17 to 22 November, and the ones wey perform well pass there go progress to BAL 2027. The squad go comot Antananarivo on Tuesday 20 October.
Roster: 1-Livio (captain), 2-Orlando, 3-Lomario, 4-Hasina, 5-Arnol, 6-Antohony, 7-Riza, 8-Marco, 9-Stanlei, 10-Solomon, 11-Jorge Filipe, 12-Ikene Okeke. Coach: Rasamoelina Tojo.
