South Sudan Men’s Basketball Team ranked number one.

FIBA World Ranking (Africa) presented by Nike: 7th

February 24, 2023 could become a historic day in the South Sudan’s still recent basketball history if the newest African country beat continent heavyweight Senegal in Alexandria, Egypt.

South Sudan 🇸🇸🇸🇸🇸🇸 Basketball team rank first in Africa , it's time to conquer the World .#southsudan #fiba #ssot pic.twitter.com/JpIBXu8DJx

— Juba TV South Sudan (@Juba_TV) February 18, 2023

South Sudan need just one win in Group F to secure automatic qualification for the 2023 World Cup, which makes this South Sudan vs Senegal one of the highlights of the final window of the African Qualifiers.

If you missed it here we go.

Koffi Olomide Arrival in Juba Today | #SuperFresh #SSOT https://t.co/L4eb2Wb9Tv pic.twitter.com/zi9gPF4Mex

— Juba TV South Sudan (@Juba_TV) February 15, 2023

Can South Sudan do it? The team’s morale and eagerness to make history play in their favour although the Bright Stars know too well that they need to be in their prime to succeed against a Senegalese team that desperately need wins to return to the World Cup for the third straight time