On Monday, Al-Ahly Benghazi’s first basketball team announced the reinforcement of its ranks with Senegalese professional Jean Jacques Boassi, as part of the club’s efforts to strengthen its lineup in the upcoming period.
Al-Ahly Benghazi hopes the player will provide the desired addition to the team and contribute to its strong performance in local and international participations.
– Al-Ahly Tripoli wins the Libyan Basketball Super Cup for the fourth time
Mozambican professional Luis Miquissone
On the football team front, Al-Ahly Benghazi announced, via its official page on the social media site “Facebook,” the reinforcement of its first football team by contracting with Mozambican professional Luis Miquissone.
Luis Miquissone is 30 years old and plays as a winger. He is considered one of the prominent names in African football and has a distinguished professional career both within and outside the continent.
Miquissone began his football career with Mozambican club União do Songo from 2014 to 2018, before moving to South African club Mamelodi Sundowns. He also had loan spells with Chippa United and Royal Eagles.
Al-Ahly Benghazi
Al-Ahly Benghazi is a major sports club based in Benghazi, Libya, most famous for its popular football team. Founded in 1947, it is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in the country, historically serving as a significant cultural and social institution in the city.
Benghazi
Benghazi is a major city in eastern Libya, historically significant as a key trade hub and cultural center since its founding as the Greek colony of Eutropia. It later served as the capital of the Kingdom of Libya and was a focal point of the 2011 uprising.
Senegalese
Senegal is a West African nation with a rich cultural heritage shaped by ancient empires like the Ghana and Mali, the transatlantic slave trade, and French colonial rule until its independence in 1960. It is renowned for its vibrant arts, particularly music like mbalax, and its tradition of hospitality known as “Teranga.” The country is also home to significant sites such as Gorée Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site memorializing the slave trade, and the Grand Mosque of Touba, a major Islamic pilgrimage center.
Jean Jacques Boassi
Jean Jacques Boassi is a public square located in Libreville, Gabon, named after a prominent 19th-century Gabonese Mpongwe leader and trader who collaborated with French authorities. Historically, the site honors a key figure from the colonial era who played a significant role in the region’s economic and political dynamics during that period. Today, it serves as a central urban landmark within the city.
Libyan Basketball Super Cup
The Libyan Basketball Super Cup is an annual preseason competition contested by the winners of the Libyan Basketball League and the Libyan Cup. It was established to serve as an opening event for the domestic basketball season, though its specific founding year is not widely documented in international sources.
Al-Ahly Tripoli
Al-Ahly Tripoli is a major Libyan football club based in Tripoli, founded in 1950. It is one of the country’s most successful and popular clubs, with a significant history in Libyan sports. The club has won numerous national league titles and cups, establishing a deep-rooted rivalry with other top Libyan teams.
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a history dating back to the 7th century BC when it was founded by the Phoenicians. It later became a significant part of the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and an Italian colony, which is reflected in its diverse architecture, such as the ancient Medina and the Red Castle (Assai al-Hamra).
Mozambican
Mozambique is a country in southeastern Africa with a rich cultural heritage shaped by Bantu, Arab, Persian, and Portuguese influences. Its history includes powerful pre-colonial kingdoms, centuries of Portuguese colonization ending in 1975, and a subsequent civil war. Today, it is known for its diverse cultures, languages, and historic sites like the Island of Mozambique, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Luis Miquissone
Luis Miquissone is a professional Mozambican footballer who plays as a winger, known for his time with clubs in Africa and Europe, including Primeiro de Agosto, Simba SC, and Al Ahly. His career history reflects the path of a modern African footballer developing at the continental level before moving to international leagues.
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard University roommates. It began as a campus-focused network called “Thefacebook” before expanding globally, fundamentally changing how people connect and share information online.
União do Songo
União do Songo is a village in Mozambique’s Tete Province, historically significant as the base for the liberation movement FRELIMO during the country’s struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule. It served as a key military and political headquarters in the late 1960s and early 1970s, symbolizing the resistance effort. Today, it remains a site of historical memory for the nation.
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns is a South African professional football club based in Pretoria, founded in the 1970s. It has grown into one of the country’s most successful teams, known for its domestic dominance and becoming the first South African club to win the CAF Champions League in 2016.
Chippa United
Chippa United is a professional South African football club based in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, founded in 2010. The club is known for its frequent movement between the Premier Soccer League and the National First Division, earning a reputation as a “yo-yo club.” It was established by businessman Chippa Mpengesi, who remains the club’s owner and chairman.
Royal Eagles
The Royal Eagles is a cultural site often associated with a historic military unit or elite guard, such as the Polish “Royal Eagles” Hussar regiment active in the 17th and 18th centuries. These units were celebrated for their distinctive winged armor and played a significant role in defending the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
