Octavio Muñoz drives the ball in a preseason match.
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The Colombian National Team defined its payroll for the Basketball FIBA American FIBA, which will be played in Managua, Nicaragua, from August 22 to 31.
The team led by Tomás Díaz, which will integrate Group C with the local team, Argentina and the Dominican Republic, completed a week of preparation in Cali before embarking.
The debut will be August 22 against the Dominicans.
Braian Angola, the leader of the National Team
Among those summoned are names such as Braian Angola, Hansel Atencia and Luis Almanza, who will assume leadership in a squad that also has Michael Jackson and Yildon Mendoza.
The group travels on August 19 at night, will participate in the Media Day on 20 and will seek to improve the historical record of Colombia in the contest, which he classified for the third time in a row to this tournament.
The list left important referents such as Jaime Echenique, who will not be for his relationship with a new club, and Juan Diego Tello, who made the decision not to participate.
To them are added the absences of Darwin Blanco, injured, and Andrés Ibargüen, for personal reasons. In total, six players were out of the call by technical decision or individual situations.
The complete call of the Colombian National Team
- 0 – Luis Almanza
- 7 – Romario Roque
- 8 – Michael Jackson
- 10 – Hansel Atance
- 11 – Angola Brain
- 12 – Yildon Mendoza
- 14 – Sebastián Valencia
- 18 – Miguel Caicedo Bazán
- 22 – Álvaro Peña
- 34 – Jerson Caicedo
- 45 – Cristian Solís
- 70 – Octavio Muñoz
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