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Maria Gakdeng is on a heater for South Sudan as they are on a Cinderella run at FIBA’s African championships!

Quarterfinal win over Egypt: 19 pts(8 of 15), 24 rbs (!), 2 blk​

Semifinal win over Uganda:12 pts (6 of 8), 13 rbs, 2 blk​

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Story here:

Uganda vs South Sudan - Quarter-Finals - FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025 | FIBA Basketball

Uganda vs South Sudan - Browse boxscore, game information & live stats, team rosters, photos and video highlights

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check out her press conference here:


her FIBA profile here:

Maria Teresa Gakdeng - South Sudan - Player Profile - FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Gakdeng - South Sudan from FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025

www.fiba.basketball

they play again vs Mozambique in the semis at 8AM today (Friday 8/1)

looks like you can watch the tourney and replays for 5 bucks here:

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Maria Teresa Gakdeng - South Sudan - Player Profile - FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Gakdeng - South Sudan from FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025

www.fiba.basketball

South Sudan wins bronze in the FIBA Afrobasket championship, a tourney where they had never won a game Before this year.

and Gakdeng is the leading rebounder in the tourney and 2nd most important player on her team, a team she seems to have joined for the first time 2 weeks ago.

so cool

 

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Maria also lead the tourney in blocks and blocks per game!

 

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Wrapping up the Maria story, here is an article on Maria's journey posted on the Goheels site https://goheels.com/news/2025/8/6/w...eng-showing-up-on-world-stage-for-south-sudan