Footage of 1981 fiba Africa championship in mogadishu

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

finally found footage @berberaboy66 This was the final game between Egypt and Ivory Coast Somalia came in third place @TheLand this was the golden era of Somali sports

Till this day Egyptians have a good national basketball program and regularly send guys D1 and to academies abroad

Stats from the tournament

Games Results - African Championship for Men | FIBA Basketball Events

African Championship for Men - Final scores and detailed game results

www.fiba.basketball

 

[Xassan]

Its crazy that the somali players are probably very old or dead by now, subxaan allah.

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

Its crazy that the somali players are probably very old or dead by now, subxaan allah.

Probably in their 60s or 70s if I had to guess

 

[berberaboy66]

I think something that doesn’t get talked about enough is the fact that this whole tournament was hosted by Somalia and in Mogadishu

11 teams with full delegations all coming to play in Somalia. Meanwhile Mogadishu has loads of hotels just empty now, the only foreigners we get now are workers or Xalane lot

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

I think something that doesn’t get talked about enough is the fact that this whole tournament was hosted by Somalia and in Mogadishu

11 teams with full delegations all coming to play in Somalia. Meanwhile Mogadishu has loads of hotels just empty now, the only foreigners we get now are workers or Xalane lot

Golden era of Somali sports Somalia was also beating teams like Angola who are ranked as one of africas best nowadays I wonder what our ranking was back then we where probably top5 on the continent if I had to guess