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FIBA AfroBasket 2021 was the 30th edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa.[1] The tournament was hosted by Rwanda for the first time.[2] It was originally scheduled to take place between 17 and 29 August 2021, but it was moved back a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Rwanda |
| City | Kigali |
| Dates | 24 August – 5 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Fourth place |  Cape Verde |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 35 |
| Attendance | 48,748 (1,393 per game) |
| MVP | Makrem Ben Romdhane |
| Top scorer | Gorgui Dieng (20.0 points per game) |
The tournament featured 16 teams, with South Sudan debuting at the AfroBasket stage. Tunisia was the defending champion, having won the 2017 tournament and they defended their title with a final win over Ivory Coast, while Senegal won the bronze medal.[4]
In June 2019, FIBA Africa announced that Rwanda hosts the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket outbesting the bids of Senegal, Ivory Coast, and DR Congo.[2]
The entire tournament was hosted at the Kigali Arena, which was opened in August 2019. It is also the biggest indoor arena in East Africa.
| Kigali |
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| Kigali Arena | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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The qualification started in 2020, with nine teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the four eliminated teams from the 2019 World Cup African Qualifiers. The hosts Rwanda qualified directly to the AfroBasket 2021.
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | Last | Best placement in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rwanda | Host nation | 23 June 2019 | 6th | 2017 | Ninth place (2009) |
 Nigeria | Group D top three | 17 February 2021 | 19th | Champions (2015) | |
 South Sudan | 18 February 2021 | 1st | Debut | ||
 Mali | 20th | 2017 | Third place (1972) | ||
| Senegal | Group B top three | 19 February 2021 | 29th | Champions (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997) | |
| Ivory Coast | Group C top three | 24th | Champions (1981, 1985) | ||
| Tunisia | Group A top three | 23rd | Champions (2011, 2017) | ||
 Angola | Group B top three | 21st | Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013) | ||
 Egypt | Group E top three | 20 February 2021 | 24th | Champions (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983) | |
 Cameroon | Group C top three | 10th | Runners-up (2007) | ||
 Central African Republic | Group A top three | 20th | Champions (1974, 1987) | ||
 DR Congo | 7th | Fourth place (1975) | |||
 Kenya | Group B top three | 4th | 1993 | Fourth place (1993) | |
 Guinea | Group C top three | 2 March 2021 | 6th | 2017 | Fourth place (1962) |
| Cape Verde | Group E top three | 8 July 2021 | 7th | 2015 | Third place (2007) |
 Uganda | 3rd | 2017 | 13th place (2017) | ||
The draw was held on 28 May 2021.[5]
Each team consisted of 12 players.
The schedule was released on 8 June 2021.[6]
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde |
3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 215 | +10 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rwanda (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 218 | +9 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 206 | +6 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 | DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 221 | −25 | 4[lower-alpha 2] |
24 August 2021 18:00 |
| Rwanda |
82–68 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 19–19, 14–21, 25–13 | ||
| Pts: Robeyns 23 Rebs: Kaje 9 Asts: Gasana 9 |
Pts: Munanga 22 Rebs: Sakho 9 Asts: Munanga 7 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Youssouf Maiga (MLI) |
24 August 2021 21:00 |
| Angola |
71–77 (OT) | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–12, 21–23, 11–17, Overtime: 5–11 | ||
| Pts: Morais 21 Rebs: Bango 10 Asts: Ndoniema 4 |
Pts: Tavares 20 Rebs: Tavares 18 Asts: I. Almeida 7 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 700 Referees: Babacar Gueye (SEN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI) |
26 August 2021 15:00 |
| Cape Verde |
66–70 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 22–18, 13–21, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Almeida 18 Rebs: Tavares 10 Asts: Xavier 6 |
Pts: Pwono 19 Rebs: Pwono 9 Asts: Munanga 8 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 69 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Redouane Darif (MAR), Youssouf Maiga (MLI) |
26 August 2021 18:00 |
| Angola |
68–71 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–15, 23–20, 7–16 | ||
| Pts: Bango 14 Rebs: Bango 16 Asts: Ndoniema 5 |
Pts: Gasana 18 Rebs: Mpoyo 6 Asts: Robeyns 9 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Babacar Gueye (SEN), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Mbaye Seye (SEN) |
28 August 2021 15:00 |
| DR Congo |
58–73 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 16–13, 13–19, 8–17 | ||
| Pts: Pwono, Sakho 17 Rebs: Sakho 11 Asts: Munanga 5 |
Pts: Morais 16 Rebs: Dò 8 Asts: Dundao 5 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Youssouf Maiga (MLI) |
28 August 2021 18:00 |
| Rwanda |
74–82 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 12–17, 17–22, 31–14 | ||
| Pts: Kazeneza 18 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Gasana 6 |
Pts: Almeida, Mendonça 16 Rebs: Tavares 14 Asts: Xavier 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Redouane Darif (MAR), Hassane Kamaté (CIV) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 178 | +59 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 229 | +2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guinea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | −29 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Central African Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 200 | −32 | 4[lower-alpha 1] |
24 August 2021 10:30 |
| Tunisia |
82–46 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 24–11, 21–14, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Mejri 17 Rebs: Ben Romdhane, Ghyaza 8 Asts: Roll 5 |
Pts: C. Conde 9 Rebs: C. Conde 6 Asts: Sy 5 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 30 Referees: Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Mbaye Seye (SEN), Tonton Banza Kalume (COD) |
24 August 2021 13:30 |
| Central African Republic |
56–72 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 16–20, 18–17, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Hayes 15 Rebs: Grebongo, Hayes 9 Asts: Kouguere 4 |
Pts: Saleh 22 Rebs: Mahmoud 6 Asts: Gendy 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Redouane Darif (MAR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Arnold Moseya (RSA) |
26 August 2021 12:00 |
| Guinea |
60–61 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 20–13, 18–19, 10–9 | ||
| Pts: Mansaré 19 Rebs: Sy 12 Asts: Mansaré 4 |
Pts: Djimrabaye, Kouguere 16 Rebs: Hayes 7 Asts: Wegscheider 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 34 Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
26 August 2021 21:00 |
| Egypt |
81–87 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 18–28, 21–30, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Amin 17 Rebs: Ahmed 6 Asts: Metwaly, Shehata 4 |
Pts: Roll 25 Rebs: Mejri 8 Asts: Abada 8 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Hassane Kamata (CIV) |
28 August 2021 12:00 |
| Egypt |
78–86 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 20–20, 21–17, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Amin 21 Rebs: Saleh 6 Asts: Farag 5 |
Pts: Mansaré 25 Rebs: Queta 8 Asts: Sy 8 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 35 Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
28 August 2021 21:00 |
| Tunisia |
68–51 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–13, 14–7, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane 21 Rebs: Mejri 6 Asts: El Mabrouk 5 |
Pts: Kouguere 14 Rebs: Kouguere, Wegscheider 6 Asts: Mokongo 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Babacar Gueye (SEN), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 205 | +50 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 5 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Kenya |
3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 225 | −28 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mali |
3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 243 | −37 | 3 |
25 August 2021 12:00 |
| Nigeria |
81–73 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 16–31, 27–10, 10–20 | ||
| Pts: Emelogu 18 Rebs: Edogi 12 Asts: Ndugba 9 |
Pts: Djambo 18 Rebs: Diarouma 11 Asts: Kante 7 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 20 Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Cherubin Leslie (MRI) |
25 August 2021 21:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
88–70 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 13–15, 21–15, 28–16 | ||
| Pts: Costello 20 Rebs: Costello 8 Asts: Diabate 9 |
Pts: Ongwae 25 Rebs: Wamukota 11 Asts: Khaemba 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Tonton Banza (DRC), Tarek Ben Ltaifa (TUN) |
27 August 2021 15:00 |
| Kenya |
55–71 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–20, 18–14, 13–15, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Odero 23 Rebs: Odero 8 Asts: Ongwae 2 |
Pts: Utomi 17 Rebs: Domingo 8 Asts: Domingo 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 35 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Tarek Ben Ltaifa (TUN) |
27 August 2021 18:00 |
| Mali |
67–90 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 14–22, 14–19, 25–22 | ||
| Pts: Kanouté 19 Rebs: Diarouma 8 Asts: Kanouté 5 |
Pts: Costello 25 Rebs: Costello 12 Asts: Diabate, Kebe 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Tonton Banza (DRC), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Sameh Estafanous (EGY) |
29 August 2021 12:00 |
| Kenya |
72–66 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 11–11, 22–16, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Ongwae 16 Rebs: Ongwae 11 Asts: Ongwae 7 |
Pts: Djambo 19 Rebs: Diarouma 9 Asts: Kanouté, Kanté 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 70 Referees: Sami Beögharek (TUN), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
29 August 2021 15:00 |
| Nigeria |
68–77 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 23–19, 13–15, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Emelogu 13 Rebs: Agu, Emelogu 5 Asts: Ndugba 6 |
Pts: Zouzoua 17 Rebs: Costello 6 Asts: four players 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 80 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Sameh Estafanous (EGY), Redouane Darif (MAR) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 195 | +100 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Sudan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 190 | −7 | 5 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Uganda |
3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 247 | −26 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 198 | −67 | 2 |
25 August 2021 18:00 |
| Senegal |
93–55 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 19–17, 28–9, 25–15 | ||
| Pts: Dieng 19 Rebs: Dieng, Henry 8 Asts: Henry 8 |
Pts: Seiko 12 Rebs: Kaluma 11 Asts: Drileba 5 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Sami Belgharek (TUN), Sameh Estafanous (EGY) |
27 August 2021 12:00 |
| Uganda |
80–66 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 17–11, 18–14, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Seiko 20 Rebs: Wainright 12 Asts: Wainright 11 |
Pts: Strawberry 17 Rebs: Narace 9 Asts: Strawberry 5 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 45 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Tarek Ben Ltaifa (TUN) |
27 August 2021 21:00 |
| South Sudan |
75–104 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 19–24, 21–26, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Deing, Kuany 17 Rebs: Kuany 9 Asts: Puot 7 |
Pts: Badio 22 Rebs: Faye 10 Asts: Badio 7 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Sami Belgharek (TUN) |
29 August 2021 18:00 |
| South Sudan |
88–86 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 24–21, 15–21, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Deing 22 Rebs: Acuoth 18 Asts: Deing 5 |
Pts: Wainright 22 Rebs: Wainright 12 Asts: Wainright 10 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Tonton Banza (DRC) |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 September | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 30 August | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 1 September | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 30 August | ||||||||||||||
| Angola | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Angola | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 2 September | ||||||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 31 August | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 75 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 2 September | 5 September | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 80 | Senegal | 86 | |||||||||||
| 31 August | ||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | 65 | Cape Verde | 73 | |||||||||||
| South Sudan | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Kenya | 58 | |||||||||||||
30 August 2021 15:00 |
| Egypt |
62–70 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 10–17, 16–19, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Farag 11 Rebs: Khalaf 6 Asts: Khalaf 3 |
Pts: Morais 16 Rebs: Bango 8 Asts: Gonçalves 4 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Tonton Banza (DRC) |
30 August 2021 18:00 |
| Rwanda |
68–72 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 15–18, 24–13, 14–28 | ||
| Pts: Gasana 28 Rebs: Kazeneza 13 Asts: Robeyns 4 |
Pts: Mansaré 16 Rebs: Queta 7 Asts: Sy 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Arnold Moseya (RSA) |
31 August 2021 15:00 |
| Nigeria |
68–80 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 19–20, 18–23, 19–13 | ||
| Pts: Utomi 23 Rebs: Edogi 7 Asts: Ndugba 6 |
Pts: Opong 19 Rebs: Wainright 11 Asts: Wainright 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 30 Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Wael Mostafa (EGY), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI) |
1 September 2021 15:00 |
| Senegal |
79–74 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 27–11, 17–22, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Badio 14 Rebs: Dieng 15 Asts: Henry 9 |
Pts: Morais 28 Rebs: Bango 10 Asts: three players 3 | |
1 September 2021 18:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
98–50 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 32–11, 26–13, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Costello, Konaté 14 Rebs: Costello 9 Asts: Diabate 6 |
Pts: Sy 13 Rebs: Sy 7 Asts: Conde, Doumbouya 3 | |
2 September 2021 15:00 |
| Tunisia |
80–65 | South Sudan |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 26–25, 23–11, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: Mejri 20 Rebs: Romdhane 12 Asts: Abada 8 |
Pts: Ring 14 Rebs: Acuoth 6 Asts: Gatkuoth 6 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 300 Referees: Tonton Banze (DRC), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI) |
4 September 2021 14:00 |
| Cape Verde |
65–75 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–23, 15–20, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Tavares 16 Rebs: Tavares 8 Asts: Xavier 7 |
Pts: Ben Romdhane 16 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Roll 10 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Sameh Estafanous (EGY), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
5 September 2021 17:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
75–78 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 16–22, 25–18, 16–13 | ||
| Pts: Diabate 20 Rebs: Costello 8 Asts: Kebe 4 |
Pts: Mejri 22 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Roll 9 | |
Kigali Arena, Kigali Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Tonton Banza (COD) |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Ranking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Change | |||
 | Tunisia | 6–0 | 34 | 30 | 4 |
 | Ivory Coast | 5–1 | 50 | 46 | 4 |
 | Senegal | 5–1 | 35 | 36 | -1 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3–3 | 95 | 100 | -5 |
| 5 | Angola | 2–3 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | Uganda | 2–3 | 98 | 90 | 8 |
| 7 | South Sudan | 3–2 | 97 | 94 | 3 |
| 8 | Guinea | 2–3 | 122 | 118 | 4 |
| 9 | Kenya | 1–3 | 112 | 111 | 1 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 2–2 | 91 | 95 | -4 |
| 11 | Egypt | 1–3 | 60 | 62 | -2 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 2–2 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
| 13 | DR Congo | 1–2 | 81 | 81 | 0 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 1–2 | 78 | 76 | 2 |
| 15 | Mali | 0–3 | 77 | 75 | 2 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0–3 | 65 | 63 | 2 |
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The awards were announced on 5 September 2021.[11]
| 2021 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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 Tunisia Third title |
| All-Star team | ||
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| Guards | Forwards | Center |
| Omar Abada |
Matt Costello |
Edy Tavares Gorgui Dieng Makrem Ben Romdhane |
| MVP: Makram Ben Romdhane | ||
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