Unbelievable as South Sudan clinches berth in Paris Olympics as best African team at basketball World Cup in Manila

Angola guard Dimitri Maconda (2) shoots during their Basketball World Cup classification match against South Sudan at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023. - AP

MANILA, Philippines (AP): It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. He stood along the side of the South Sudan locker room after their run in the World Cup was over, cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled the same thing, over and over.

"Where we goin'?” he shouted.