'Bigger than basketball': South Sudan win hearts, minds at World Cup
31st August 2023
Playing in the tournament for the first time, they pulled off a historic win when they beat basketball-obsessed China 89-69 in their second game.
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Team South Sudan singing their national anthem before the FIBA Basketball World Cup group B match between China and South Sudan at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. AFP photos
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South Sudan has lurched from one crisis to another since winning independence in 2011, but the country's basketball team are determined to "change the narrative" on the world