Guinea take control from di opening tip and never let go, as dem beat Cameroon 90-67 for di 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers. Di Syli Basket start wit strong 28-13 first quarter, enta halftime wit 47-38 lead, and pull away afta di break to win by 23 points.
Shannon Evans lead Guinea scoring wit 19 points, followed by Sekou Doumbouya wit 18 and Souley Boum wit 16. Coach Corey Alan Frazier hail im side togetherness afta di win.
"For dis match especially, our energy different, our mentality different. We play together for both sides of di court," Frazier tok. "Di execution of di game plan great."
Guinea close di window wit two wins and one defeat, afta dem lose to South Sudan 71-81 before dem beat Cape Verde 81-61. Cameroon still dey top of Group E on 16 points, but Guinea don move to 15 points and second place, ahead of South Sudan on 14. Nigeria too strengthen dia push wit 100-84 win over Cape Verde, while South Sudan beat Tunisia 79-75.
Centre Mamadi Diakite say Guinea use one online video of Cameroon as extra motivation. "I see one video online wia di team captain say we go receive di same treatment like Tunisia. We no like dat one," e tok.
