From goalkeeper to pro basketball for South Sudanese star

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Former Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink. 
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Lual Akuei
Lual Akuei
JOHANNESBURG – Lual Akuei only took up basketball four years ago, having had a prior career as a football goalkeeper.
Now the South Sudanese pro is making waves in his newly chosen sport, in the Basketball Africa League.
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He’s represented teams in Senegal, Uganda and Rwanda and follows in the footsteps of the famous Manute Bol, who played in the NBA.
Akuei joined eNCA in studio for more.