![President of South Sudan Basketball Association Luol Deng Wol. [Photo by sportando.basketball]](https://i1.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Loul-Deng.png)
Without divulging details, a statement from FIBA said the decision was taken because Cameroon “breached Covid-19 protocols” for Afrobasket competitions.
As a result, it has been declared that the match will be counted as a “forfeit” for the Cameroonian national team.
This means that South Sudan has been awarded a walk-over victory and 20 points.
Cameroon now faces what seems to be an uphill task to make the most of their two remaining games, so that they increase their chances of making it out of Group D.
They will be playing against Uganda in their next match, on Friday, August 27, while South Sudan will be taking on Senegal.
![Unity state governor Nguen Manytuil (left) and minister of interior Paul Mayom Akec speaking to the media after meeting FVP Dr. Riek Machar in Juba. [Photo via FVP's office]](https://i1.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/interior-minister-and-unity-state-governor-120x86.jpg)
![South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit speaking during an even at the state house at unknown date. [Photo by unknown]](https://i1.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Salva_Kiir_23052017-120x86.jpg)
