National basketball team of the Central African Republic

This article describes the Central African Republic men's national basketball team . For the selection of women, see Central African Republic Women's National Basketball Team

Central African Republic Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka french République Centrafricaine
Association	FCBB
FIBA member since	1963
FIBA world rankings	55
Trainer	Frédéric Goporo
World championships
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	14th place ( 1974 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	10th place ( 1988 )
Continental championships
championship	African Championship
Participation in the finals	17th
Best results	. Place (1974, 1987); . Place (1968)
(As of November 9, 2013)

The Central African Republic men's national basketball team represents the Central African Republic at international basketball matches. The selection was the first sub-Saharan team that could qualify for a global final of both the World Cup and the Olympic Games after winning tournaments in 1974 and 1987 at the finals of the African Cup .

The most famous player at the moment is Romain Sato , who has played for various top European teams since 2005 after a short career in the NBA .

Performing in international competitions

World championships until 1963 - did not participate 1967 - did not qualify 1970 - did not qualify 1974 - 14th place since 1978 - not qualified

Olympic games until 1984 - did not participate / qualified 1988 - 10th place since 1992 - not qualified

African Championships

1962 - did not take part 1964 - did not qualify 1965 - did not qualify 1968 - . space 1970 - 4th place 1972 - 4th place 1974 - . space 1975 - did not participate 1978 - did not qualify 1980 - did not qualify

1981 - did not qualify 1983 - 7th place 1985 - 4th place 1987 - . space 1989 - 7th place 1992 - 6th place 1993 - did not qualify 1995 - did not qualify 1997 - 5th place 1999 - did not qualify

2001 - 9th place 2003 - 5th place 2005 - 5th place 2007 - 7th place 2009 - 6th place 2011 - 6th place 2013 - 13th place 2015 - 14th place 2017 - 11th place

Olympic participant in 1988

The 1988 Olympic team, which won two games and finished third from last and tenth, was led by Anicet Lavodrama and Frédéric Goporo , who both studied at Houston Baptist University in the United States and trained as basketball players. While Lavodrama, who was a successful player in the Spanish ACB league , later became an official and player adviser, Goporo, who was also active in Germany in the 2nd basketball league for the Paderborn Baskets , became the coach of the national team in 2012, however after 1988, despite relatively regular participation in the African Cup of Nations, no more medals won and no further participation in global finals.

Central African Republic squad at the 1988 Olympic Games

player No. Surname birth size info Calls society Guards ( PG , SG ) 4th Sanda Bouba Oumarou 01/01/1958 187 5 Aubin-Thierry Goporo 05/15/1968 185 6th Joseph-Dieudonné Ouagon 11/10/1962 187 10 Frédéric Goporo 08/08/1966 175  Houston Baptist Huskies 11 Jean-Pierre Kotta 05/03/1956 187 Forwards ( SF , PF ) 7th Bruno-Nazaire Kongaouin October 12, 1966 203 8th Eugène Pehoua-Pelema 04/08/1963 192 9 Guy M'Bongo 11/23/1968 201 12 Christian Gombe 02/22/1962 190 15th François Naoueyama January 31, 1957 202 Center ( C ) 12 Anicet Lavodrama 07/04/1963 202  OAR Ferrol 15th Richard Bella 04/03/1964 205

Trainer Nat. Surname position Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain swell Team homepage League homepage As of November 9, 2013

Web links

• archive.fiba.com: Team - Central African Republic (CAF) - Overview of selected teams of the Central African Republic in FIBA Archive ( English )
• Profile: Central African Republic (CAF) - Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball - Profile of the association on the FIBA ​​website (English)