Cobra Sport

Cobra Sports Club, commonly known as Cobra Sport, are a South Sudanese basketball team based in Juba, South Sudan. The team will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the 2022 season.

Cobra Sport
NicknameCSC
Founded2017
HistoryCobra Sport
2017–present
ArenaDr. Biar Sports Complex
LocationJuba, South Sudan
General managerAjak Biar Deng
Head coachJohn Jevish Omondi

History

Cobra Sports Club was established in 2017.[1]

In 2020, Cobra played in its first continental games when it participated in the qualifiers for the 2020 BAL season.[2][3] Cobra played in Group F in Antananarivo and ended in third place, missing out on advancing to the next round.[4] However, the club advanced with a wild card before losing all next three games in the Elite 16 stage.

On 20 September 2021, Cobra signed John Jevish Omondi from Kenya as their new head coach.[1] The team played in the 2022 BAL qualification for a second straight season. In the first round, the team lost both its games but managed to advance with a wild card given by FIBA. Ahead of the second round, the team acquired Kenyan international Tom Wamukota and Rwandan international Dieudonné Ndizeye. With its strengthened roster, Cobra managed to advance to the semi-finals after defeating Ulinzi Warriors in the second round. On December 10, 2021, Cobra defeated New Star and claimed a spot in the regular season of the 2022 BAL season.[5] The team became the first-ever team from South Sudan to qualify for the BAL.

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (2 appearances)

2021 – Elite 16
2022 – To be played

Players

Current roster

The following is the Cobra Sport roster for the 2022 BAL qualification:[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Cobra Sport roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Dieu, Gatwang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
F 7 Malual, Malual 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2000-07-30)30 July 2000
PG 9 Riak, Bith 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1991-02-19)19 February 1991
PG 10 Ajak, Banain 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1991-02-19)19 February 1991
PF 11 Malual, Deng 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
PF 13 Lado, Alex 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1995-05-13)13 May 1995
C 21 Wamukota, Tom 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1993-09-08)8 September 1993
F 23 Garang, Mayom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2000-12-09)9 December 2000
C 32 Ajak, Ajak 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 24 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997
C 33 Mabior, Deng 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 24 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997
PF 34 Deng, David 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000
SG 36 Tang, Michael 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-12-12)12 December 1994
SG 43 Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
Head coach
  • John Jevish Omondi
Assistant coach(es)
  • Majak Kou
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 8, 2021

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
  • Tony Marino Anthony
  • Samir Loduo
  • Alex Tombe

References
  1. "Cobra basketball club sign new head coach". The City Review South Sudan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. "Cobra at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Cobra basketball team in Madagascar". 28 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. "Cobra suffer elimination". 4 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. "Ferroviario da Beira and Cobra Sport make history by booking tickets to Basketball Africa League 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. Cobra Sport - Team Profile at FIBA.com
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