Sasol South African senior men’s wheelchair basketball team head coach Franck Belen had reason to smile over the progress made by his players, following the first of four Green vs Gold squad matches played at Mandeville on Saturday.
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Sasol SA Senior men’s national wheelchair basketball team head coach Franck Belen has called up no fewer than six new players to his 18-strong squad, for the opening Green vs Gold match, which will take place at the Mandeville Sports Club, near Johannesburg on Saturday.
Big-time basketball comes to South Africa later this year when the American NBA stages a star-studded exhibition game.
The Sasol SA senior men’s wheelchair basketball team are chasing their dream of competing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, and have been hard at training at the Mandeville Sports Club in Johannesburg.
Wheelchair Basketball SA’s (WBSA) High Performance Programme got the perfect New Year start, as Sasol and Wine Cellar handed over a cheque of R25250, generated through the selling off of wine compliments of Wine Cellar, Dunkeld and from the Sasol wine cellar in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
The national senior men’s wheelchair basketball team recently increased their visual awareness, through Eyegym’s sports science programme, conducted at the national team’s training camp at Mandeville, near Johannesburg.
The Sasol South African senior mens wheelchair basketball team put up another brave display in going down 49-41 against Africas No1 ranked side Algeria in semi-final action at the 2nd International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, in Morocco on Friday.
Fortune favours the brave! Ask the Sasol SA national senior mens wheelchair basketball team who showed courage and determination to see off Morocco B 54-34 and book a place in the semi-finals of the 2nd Agadir International Tournament in Morocco on Thursday evening.
The Sasol South African senior mens wheelchair basketball team have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the 2nd Agadir International Tournament in Morocco, by recording a comfortable 54-40 victory over Angola, in a Group B fixture.
Wheelchair Basketball SA have put their faith in the future, with no fewer than five of last years national Under-23 team, set to be a part of on-court action when the Sasol SA Senior National Mens wheelchair basketball team competes in a 8-nation international tournament in Agadir, Morocco, next week.