Cobra Sport

Cobra Sports Club, commonly known as Cobra Sport, are a South Sudanese basketball team based in Juba, South Sudan. The team was established in 2017 and plays in the Central Equatoria State Basketball Association (CESBA). Cobra has won three national championships.

Cobra played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) during the 2022 season as the first team from South Sudan in league history.

History

The sports club was founded in 2014 by Biardit Company Limited. The basketball team was established in 2017.

Basketball Africa League

In 2020, Cobra played in its first continental games when it participated in the qualifiers for the 2020 BAL season. Cobra played in Group F in Antananarivo and ended in third place, missing out on advancing to the next round. However, the club advanced with a wild card before losing all next three games in the Elite 16 stage.

On 20 September 2021, Cobra signed John Jevish Omondi from Kenya as their new head coach. The team played in the 2022 BAL qualification for a second straight season. In the first round, the team lost both its games but managed to advance with a wild card given by FIBA. Ahead of the second round, the team acquired Kenyan international Tom Wamukota and Rwandan international Dieudonné Ndizeye. With its strengthened roster, Cobra managed to advance to the semi-finals after defeating Ulinzi Warriors in the second round. On December 10, 2021, Cobra defeated New Star and claimed a spot in the regular season of the 2022 BAL season. The team became the first-ever team from South Sudan to qualify for the BAL.

Honours

CESBA

Champions (3): 2018, 2019, 2021–22

The NBA Legend Manute Bol Cup

Winners (1): 2019

In the Basketball Africa League

Season	Road to BAL		Main competition
W	L	Result	Qualified	W	L	Result
2021	2	5	Elite 16		DNQ
2022	2	4	Silver		1	4	Group Phase
2023	Withdrew	DNQ
Total	4	9	1/1	1	4

Players

Current roster

The following is the Cobra Sport 13-man roster for the 2022 BAL season group phase:

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Cobra Sport roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 00 South Sudan men's national basketball team Dieu, Gatwang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 PF 1 South Sudan men's national basketball team Kiir, Mayan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 SF 2 South Sudan men's national basketball team Wek, Nyang 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 G 5 South Sudan men's national basketball team Wang, Padiet 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 PG 10 United States men's national basketball team Harrington, Jared (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1997-04-23)23 April 1997 PF 11 South Sudan men's national basketball team Lado, Alex (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-05-13)13 May 1995 PF 14 South Sudan men's national basketball team Deng, David 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000 C 21 United States men's national basketball team Hampton, Leon (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 F 23 South Sudan men's national basketball team Malual, Malual 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (2000-07-30)30 July 2000 C 24 South Sudan men's national basketball team Maluach, Khaman (E) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 19 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006 C 34 South Sudan men's national basketball team Akuei, Lual 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 35 – (1991-01-12)12 January 1991 C Kenya men's national basketball team Wamukota, Tom (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1993-09-08)8 September 1993	Head coach South Sudan Manny Berberi Assistant coach(es) Kenya John Omondi South Sudan Majak Kou Legend (C) Team captain(I) Import player(E): BAL Elevate playerInjured Updated: April 9, 2022
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	00	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Dieu, Gatwang	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	23 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
PF	1	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Kiir, Mayan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	28 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
SF	2	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Wek, Nyang	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	30 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996
G	5	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Wang, Padiet	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	28 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998
PG	10	United States men's national basketball team	Harrington, Jared (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	28 – (1997-04-23)23 April 1997
PF	11	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Lado, Alex (C)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	30 – (1995-05-13)13 May 1995
PF	14	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Deng, David	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000
C	21	United States men's national basketball team	Hampton, Leon (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	30 – (1995-06-13)13 June 1995
F	23	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Malual, Malual	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	25 – (2000-07-30)30 July 2000
C	24	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Maluach, Khaman (E)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	19 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
C	34	South Sudan men's national basketball team	Akuei, Lual	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	35 – (1991-01-12)12 January 1991
C		Kenya men's national basketball team	Wamukota, Tom (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	32 – (1993-09-08)8 September 1993

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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