Nigerian basketball star, Augustine Okosun played a key role at the weekend in helping his club, Smouha of Egypt into the African elite clubs’ class.
Sports247.ng learnt that Okosun was in sterling form, as Smouha went past their hosts, OmniSports Police Nationale 119-50 at Palaise de Sports Mahamasina in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Okosun had 12 points on the night, to help his side advance to the Elite-8 of the FIBA Africa Basketball League on Saturday.
He was joined in double digits by Ahmed Farag (19 points), Mohamed Elkoussy (13 points), Tamer Moustafa (11) and Adamu Saaka (10).
Aside Okosun’s free-scoring form in the game, Sheriff EL-Dysati added 12 boards and seven points in 18 minutes from the bench for the Egyptians.
Petro Atletico de Luanda beat ASB Mazembe 74-61 in the second game to advance to the knock out stage of the FIBA Africa Basketball League.
Both winning teams gained their second consecutive victories in Group D, to ensure they join the two qualified teams from Group C, Primeiro de Agosto of Angola and Al Ahly of Egypt in next month’s knock stage.
