3x3 basketball: Senegalese teams reach semi-finals
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Senegal’s men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams won their quarter-finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, against Mongolia 20-11 and Chile 13-11 respectively. The men will face Germany and the women China on Monday, according to Le Soleil.
Senegal’s men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams won their quarter-finals on Sunday 8 November at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games and qualified for the semi-finals. The men beat Mongolia 20-11, with 11 points from Frédéric Clovice Mané, 6 from Ibrahima Ndiaye and 3 from Papa Mamadou Cissé, reports Le Soleil.
The Lioncelles beat Chile 13-11. Bintou Bangoura and Fatou Diop scored 4 points each, ahead of Nene Sira Diallo (3) and Fatou Ndiaye (2), according to Le Soleil. The two teams had previously won all three of their tournament matches, the men against Algeria (16-13) and Lithuania (21-12), and the women against France (18-12) and Poland (20-19).
The semi-finals are scheduled for Monday, with Senegal’s men facing Germany and the women’s team facing China, according to Le Soleil. A win for the Lioncelles would guarantee them at least a medal.
The men’s victory over Mongolia had already been reported on 8 November in the Lionceaux’s victory over Mongolia. Qualification for the quarter-finals had been announced on 6 November, before the two quarter-final victories on 8 November.
