YOG Dakar 2026 – 3×3 basketball: the Cubs start with a victory over Algeria (16-13)

Successful start for Senegal. This Friday, November 6, 2026, in front of a fiery audience, the men’s 3×3 selection beat Algeria 16 to 13 in their first match of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, at the end of a close match.

Ibrahima Ndiaye, Papa Mamadou Cissé, Frédéric Clovice Mané and Sacoura Diop were able to make the difference in this African duel. Papa Mamadou Cissé was the most effective with 6 points. Frédéric Clovice Mané added 5, Sacoura Diop 3 and Ibrahima Ndiaye 2. On the Algerian side, Abdelkarim Yahiaoui was the top scorer with 5 points.

This success places the Lion Cubs in good conditions in group D. They meet Lithuania at 5:15 p.m. for their second match of the day. At the end of the group stage, the first two in each group will go to the quarter-finals, scheduled for November 8.

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