“Friendship Cup” tournament. “Russia – Africa” will give the Russian national team the experience of interacting with a different style of basketball, and its opponents will be sufficiently strong teams, said the president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB ) on . Andrei Kirilenko .
Previously, the press service of the RFB reported that the Russian men’s basketball team will play in November with the teams of Tunisia and Libya within the framework of the Friendship Cup tournament. Russia – Africa.” The tournament will take place from November 22 to 24 at the Moscow Basket Hall. The competition is planned as part of the III Russian-African Public Forum.
— How did the idea of organizing the “Friendship Cup” tournament come about? Russia – Africa”?
— The African Business Initiative Union contacted the RBF with a proposal to organize an international match between the Russian national team and the national team of one of the countries of the African continent as part of the III Russian-African Public Forum. We were happy to support this initiative and began negotiations with the basketball federations of African countries. During the communication, the idea of organizing a match turned into a tournament with the participation of two North African countries – Tunisia and Libya. Such competitions give our team a unique experience of interaction with a completely different style of basketball, relevant in today’s conditions.
Tunisia is a fairly strong African team, which occupies 37th place in the FIBA world rankings and 4th place among African countries. The Libyan national team is also performing well today in the AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers. They recently beat the Nigerian national team and were also stronger than Tunisia in the Arab Nations Cup, where Libya achieved 5 victories in 6 matches. The Friendship Cup matches therefore promise to be quite exciting.
— Why did you choose the Krylatskoye Basket Hall as the tournament arena?
— The Basket Hall team consists of our long-time friends and partners who have extensive experience in organizing international competitions at a high organizational level. This arena successfully hosts the matches of the Russian championship and I am sure that it will bring together interested spectators who are missing at our national team and international matches,” Kirilenko told .
On November 22, the Russian team will play with the Libyan team, on November 23 there will be a meeting between the national teams of Libya and Tunisia, and on November 24 the Russians will host Tunisian basketball players.
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