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This is a very historic moment for the country and for South Sudanese people all over the world,
said Sima Manyiel, his shoulders draped in a South Sudanese flag We're a country that people didn't know about,
I think that he deserves all the credit,
We don't have tickets, it was already sold out,
said Susan Wuro, who came from Belgium with her husband and four children We're putting a lot of smiles on a lot of faces,
South Sudan guard Carlik Jones told DW It's a crazy experience to be able to be in this position,
small forward Omot said after his team's 103-86 defeat to the United States on Wednesday There's a lot of things that we've been unhappy about, not going right for the country. This has given us hope,
You've got guys from all ages in the league that (have) accomplished so much, but they're all unselfish players who want the best for the team,
I think a team like this we need to put our foot on the gas for 40 minutes straight,
added Durant, a three-time gold medallist This is the fastest team in the tournament we're going to play,
Jayson handled it really well. I talked to him today before the game that it may play out this way just with Kevin (Durant) coming back and the lineup that I wanted to get to,
I have never been a part of something where you have to travel to a different country just to have some resources,
We are blazing a new path for the nation,
said Ivey, now an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets Almost lost to some Africans,
Arenas said dismissively after the nail-biter of a game Your impressive performance has inspired many open-minded people across the globe to get to know that South Sudan as a country has more to offer the world.”
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, weighed in, gushing about the near-win against the American team and posting the score on social platform X along with this message Our image is not positive outside” the country, but “they made it to the top.”
Mark, who has been watching the games with her four children and brother, said I am here not just to be a basketball player but also to be a brother,
said Carlik Jones, a point guard who recorded a historic triple-double during the friendly game against the U.S. and scored 19 points against Puerto Rico Luol Deng has been funding this thing for four years out of his own pocket. He pays for gyms, hotels, plane tickets—everything. Kudos to Luol and the staff. We wouldn't have been able to put this team together without them,
We don't have the pleasure of having a gymnasium, dorms, and other facilities. We had a tough training camp in Rwanda, then traveled to Spain, moving around a lot, taking long flights, and giving up exit rows to my seven-footers. These are the things people don't talk about. They don't see us getting delayed for seven hours in the airport while we're in Chad,
head coach Royal Ivey reflected