South Sudanese Athletes' 2023 Triumphs and World Cup Hopes [6:12]

Some South Sudanese athletes say 2023 was the best year for their national basketball team. Michael Acuil Mading, head coach of Juba's Guduel basketball team, expresses their hard work to bring the basketball World Cup to South Sudan in 2024. He tells VOA's John Tanza he is hopeful that 2024 will usher in more positive developments for the country.