Basketball event at the 3rd Lusofonia International Games ’14 readies for tip off

The Indian Women’s team trains at the practice facility in the Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University. Copyright: Ekalavyas.

Goa 22^nd January 2014: The Indian men and women basketball contingents will be participating in the 3^rd Lusofonia Games 2014 being held in Goa at the Goa University Complex, Taleigao from 23rd to 27th January 2014. Six teams are taking part in the men’s competition, and have been divided into two groups. In the women’s section, there are only four teams in the fray. Indian men are placed in Group B with Angola and Guinea Bissau as their opponents, while Indian women will face Angola, Mozambique and Macau China.

The Indian Men’s Basketball team will face Guinea Bissau in its opening match on 23rd January 2014, while the women are pitted against Macau China on 24th January 2014.

Lusofonia Games is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP (Associação dos Comités Olímpicos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa). It involves those countries belonging to the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries) and also others where there are significant Portuguese communities.

Prior to landing in Goa for the Lusofonia Games 2014, the men and women contingents trained at Don Bosco Matunga, Mumbai through sessions conducted by the Basketball Federation of India and supported by the Sports Authority of Goa from 10^th to 18^th January 2014. BFI will also be providing technical support to the Lusofonia Games 2014 for the basketball event.

Groupings

Men

Group A – Cape Verde, Mozambique, Macau China

Group B – India, Angola, Guinea Bissau

Women

India, Angola, Mozambique, Macau China

Men’s Team

Head Coach: Mr. Scott Flemming, BFI Foreign Coach

Coach: Prasad Rama Linga, Services

Women’s Team

Head Coach: Francisco Garcia, BFI Foreign Coach

Coach: Divya Singh, Delhi

Tournament Schedule

23^RD JANUARY 2014

24TH JANUARY 2014 

25TH JANUARY 2014 

26TH JANUARY 2014 

27TH JANUARY 2014