South Sudan extend winning streak with 85-60 defeat of Mali

South Sudan beat Mali 85-60 for Group A of the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Saturday, for their second win in two appearances. Kouat Noi, wey dey play for the Sydney Kings, feature as Luol Deng’s South Sudan side continue their successful run.

Atem Kuany Kuany lead the scorers with 17 points, while Dhieu Deing add 13 and Junior Madut contribute 12. The victory follow South Sudan’s opening win over Morocco and leave the Bright Stars at 2-0 for the group.

Tamandjan Konate and Fousseyni Drame be Mali’s only double-digit scorers, finish with 15 and 10 points respectively. South Sudan’s margin of victory be their second-largest for African basketball since dem beat DR Congo 101-58 on 27 August 2022.

The result extend South Sudan’s winning streak across African basketball to seven games, a run wey start back for August 2022. Their next qualifier na against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday.