Pretoria – The Angolan point guard player, Aginaldo Neto, performed a historic event in the beginning of his professional career by scoring the last two points, in the game in which Petro de Luanda defeated CapeTown Tigers from South Africa, by 100-88 on Sunday.
In the challenge of the 2nd round of the Kalahari Conference of the African Basketball League (BAL), played at the SunBet Arena pavilion, in Pretoria, the athlete entered with 52 seconds to go and had time to suffer a foul and set the marker at 100.
Aged 17, Aginaldo, who is among the 40 best young athletes in the world, elected by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), made his debut in the competition and also contributed to the result.
The Angolan shining athlete, in training at the NBA Africa Academy, based in Senegal, earned the trust of coach José Neto, after not being an option in the 1st round game on Saturday, in the 73-82 defeat against Fus Rabat of Morocco.
Widely applauded by his colleagues, the young player was also the target of a special greeting from NBA officials, present at the Sun Bet Arena pavilion.
The Point Guard evolves with Petro's emblem under the regulations of the continental competition, where participating clubs must register two players under 20 years of age, one of which comes from the NBA Africa Academy.
In February, Aginaldo Neto was in Tunisia, working for the senior men's National Team, in the campaign to qualify for Afrobasket`2025, having been part of the three challenges against Tunisia, Kenya and Guinea. WR/MC/CF/DOJ
