Senegal go host di Africa men wheelchair basketball Cup for Dakar from 19 to 29 August 2027. Di tournament go serve as di sole qualifier for di Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.
Di announcement come afta Senegal Lions finish third for di 2026 AfroParabasket wey dem hold for Luanda. Dem reach di semi-finals, wia dem lose 55-47 to Morocco, before dem beat Algeria 51-48 for di third-place match with Saliou Diène.
Di way dem take reach di semi-finals don include one win ova Egypt for di group stage of di African Championship. Morocco don become one regular opponent for di Lions, and di Angola meeting happen against one background of strained sporting relations between Senegalese and Moroccan fans, months afta incidents for di 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for football wey make CAF sanction people and imprison 18 Senegalese supporters for Morocco.
For Dakar next August, di Lions go get one major sporting objective for dia home ground: to secure ticket to Los Angeles, afta Morocco stop dem for di Luanda semi-finals.
