Amadou Sissoko Explained

Amadou Sissoko
Position:Shooting guard
League:Central African League
Team:AS Mazanga
Birth Place:Bangui, Central African Republic
Nationality:Central African
Years1:2014–present
Team1:AS Mazanga (Central Africa)

Amadou Sissoko is a Central African professional basketball player who currently plays for AS Mazanga of the Central African Division I Basketball League.[1]

International career

Sissoko competed with the Central African Republic national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship but failed to medal.[2] In 2011, he participated in Basketball Without Borders, getting the opportunity to work with former players such as Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning.[3] Sissoko was named to the Central African Republic 20-man preliminary squad for the AfroBasket 2015 by head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amadou Sissoko. AfroBasket.com. 27 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Amadou Sissoko. FIBA. 27 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Top Young Players From Around Africa Descend On Johannesburg. NBA. 27 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720111616/http://www.fiba.com/news/central-african-republic-coach-goporo-calls-up-20-players-for-afrobasket-2015. dead. July 20, 2015. FIBA. 27 July 2015.