/ 27 October 1999

VIVA AMAKROKOKROKO

THE South African Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team has moved closer to qualifying for the Paralympic Games in Sydney 2000 by beating the host nation, Algeria 47-35 in the Afro Arab Paralympic qualification round. Top scorers for South Africa were Buntu Manyana, Richard Nortje and Joppie Victor with 12 points apiece. South Africa face a hectic schedule with games to be played in the Round Robin tournament against Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya and Morocco.