2021–22 Cobra Sport season

The 2021–22 Cobra Sport season was a season of Cobra Sport, a South Sudanese basketball club. They successfully qualified for the 2022 BAL season, as the first team from South Sudan to do so.

In the 2021 BAL qualification, Cobra was led by head coach John Omondi and progressed through the first round with a wild card, despite not winning any games.^[1]^[2] In the Elite 16, following a win over the Ulinzi Warriors, they advanced to the semifinals. There, on 10 December 2021, Cobra defeated New Star from Burundi, to qualify for their first-ever BAL season.^[3]

The team was coached by Manny Berberi and played in the Nile Conference,^[4] where they finished in the fifth place with a 1–4 record. Cobra player Mayan Kiir led the league in rebounds per game, and also set a then-record of most rebounds in a game.

Rosters

BAL roster

Cobra Sport roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	00	Dieu, Gatwang	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	21 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
PF	1	Kiir, Mayan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	26 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
SF	2	Wek, Nyang	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	28 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996
G	5	Wang, Padiet	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	26 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998
PG	10	Harrington, Jared (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	27 – (1997-04-23)23 April 1997
PF	11	Lado, Alex (C)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	29 – (1995-05-13)13 May 1995
PF	14	Deng, David	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	24 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000
C	21	Hampton, Leon (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	29 – (1995-06-13)13 June 1995
F	23	Malual, Malual	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	23 – (2000-07-30)30 July 2000
C	24	Maluach, Khaman (E)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	17 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
C	34	Akuei, Lual	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	33 – (1991-01-12)12 January 1991
C		Wamukota, Tom (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	30 – (1993-09-08)8 September 1993

Head coach

Manny Berberi

Assistant coach(es)

John Omondi
Majak Kou

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
(E): BAL Elevate player
Injured

Roster

Updated: April 9, 2022

Games

Road to BAL

First round

29 October 2021 1	New Star	67–46	Cobra Sport	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

31 October 2021 2	Cobra Sport	47–53	Ulinzi Warriors	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Elite 16

Group phase

6 December 2021 1	Ferroviário da Beira	76–46	Cobra Sport	Johannesburg, South Africa

				Arena: Wembley Stadium

7 December 2021 2	Cobra Sport	77–67	Ulinzi Warriors	Johannesburg, South Africa

Semifinal

10 December 2021	New Star	76–78	Cobra Sport	Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 19–28, 13–26, 26–11
	Pts: Calvo Masa 33 Rebs: Ndikumana 11 Asts: Gasana 6 PIR: Masa 27	Report	Pts: Tang 27 Rebs: Wamukota 13 Asts: Wamukota, Deng 5 PIR: Ndizeye 20	Arena: Wembley Stadium

Final

11 December 2021	Cobra Sport	65–91	Ferroviário da Beira	Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–28, 17–30, 18–16
	Pts: Malual 21 Rebs: Mabior 6 Asts: Wamukota 6 PIR: Wamukota 23	Report	Pts: Nurmamade 25 Rebs: Ubisse 9 Asts: Kennedy 7 PIR: Nurmamade 18	Arena: Wembley Stadium

BAL

9 April 2022 1	Zamalek	80–63	Cobra Sport	Cairo
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 14–17, 27–17, 18–18
Replay	Pts: Ike Diogu 17 Rebs: Anas Mahmoud 11 Asts: Édgar Sosa 8 PIR: Anas Mahmoud 29	Boxscore	Pts: Mayan Kiir 18 Rebs: Mayan Kiir 22 Asts: Padiet Wang 4 PIR: Mayan Kiir 23	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 230 Referees: Julian McFadden, Yann Vezo Davidson, Dorothy Okatch

12 April 2022 2	Petro de Luanda	92–56	Cobra Sport	Cairo
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 37–13, 16–16, 24–11, 15–16
Replay	Pts: Aboubakar Gakou 17 Rebs: Aboubakar Gakou 8 Asts: Carlos Morais 6 PIR: Aboubakar Gakou 22	Boxscore	Pts: Padiet Wang 15 Rebs: Mayan Kiir, Khaman Maluach 6 Asts: Padiet Wang 3 PIR: Padiet Wang 13	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 250 Referees: Omar Bermudez, Amir Taboubi, Monicca Nassuuna

13 April 2022 3	Cobra Sport	108–82	Espoir Fukash	Cairo
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 30–21, 27–23, 23–21
Replay	Pts: Mayan Kiir, Padiet Wang 24 Rebs: Mayan Kiir 11 Asts: Padiet Wang 8 PIR: Mayan Kiir 29	Boxscore	Pts: Rolly Fula Nganga 14 Rebs: Emmanuel Okorafor 10 Asts: Arsène Mwamba, Emmanuel Isungu 3 PIR: Emmanuel Okarafor 17	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 100 Referees: Julian McFadden, Dorothy Okatch, Mahamadou Diallo

15 April 2022 4	Cobra Sport	79–83	Cape Town Tigers	Cairo
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 16–13, 24–27, 21–21
Replay	Pts: Mayan Kiir 22 Rebs: Leon Hampton 11 Asts: Padiet Wang 13 PIR: Mayan Kiir 21	Boxscore	Pts: Billy Preston 23 Rebs: Billy Preston 14 Asts: Myck Kabongo 6 PIR: Billy Preston 36	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 208 Referees: Omar Bermudez, Babacar Gueye, Monicca Nassuuna

18 April 2022 5	FAP	71–64	Cobra Sport	Cairo
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 22–10, 7–18, 18–23
Replay	Pts: Deshaun Morman 16 Rebs: Brice Eyaga Bidias, Tyjhai Byers 8 Asts: Deshaun Morman 7 PIR: Deshaun Morman, Joel Almeida 12	Boxscore	Pts: Mayan Kiir 22 Rebs: Nyang Wek 10 Asts: Padiet Wang 7 PIR: Mayan Kiir 19	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 452 Referees: Paul Tuomey, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Dorothy Okatch

References

^ "Warriors, Oilers, Heats, New Star move on to Elite 16 Round of BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Cobra Sport at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Ferroviario da Beira and Cobra Sport make history by booking tickets to Basketball Africa League 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Cobra Sports' Berberi and Kiir add Australian flair to BAL". ESPN.com. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[1] "Warriors, Oilers, Heats, New Star move on to Elite 16 Round of BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[2] "Cobra Sport at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[3] "Ferroviario da Beira and Cobra Sport make history by booking tickets to Basketball Africa League 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[4] "Cobra Sports' Berberi and Kiir add Australian flair to BAL". ESPN.com. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

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