Senegal out of the Olympic qualifiers due to Covid / News - Basketnews.com

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Senegal announced that their National Team would not participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia, because of Covid-19.

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The Senegalese Basketball Federation came out with a statement: "Following the confirmation of four Covid-19 cases among the Men's National Team members, the Senegalese Basketball Federation informs that the health protocol currently in place in Germany does not provide for any possibility to leave the country.

Faced with this situation, which is considered a case of force majeure, the Senegalese national men's basketball can not travel to Belgrade to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The return of the delegation to Dakar will be organized in the coming days."

After this news, Italy and Puerto Rico advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic qualifiers. They will face two teams that will advance from Group A, which consists of Serbia, the Phillippines, and the Dominican Republic.

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