Sophian Rafai
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Sophian Rafai is a Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

-French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 basketball player currently playing for Juvisy in the French Basketball League.

Rafai is a member of the Morocco national basketball team
Morocco national basketball team
The Morocco national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Morocco. It is administrated by the Federation Royale Marocaine de Basket-Ball.-African championship:-Current squad:-External links:*...

 and competed for the team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009
FIBA Africa Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship...

. After not playing in the team's first six games, Rafai got his first action at the tournament in the consolation bracket against Egypt
Egypt national basketball team
The Egypt national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Egypt in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation...

. In 23 minutes of action, Rafai impressed, scoring a team-leading 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting.
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