South Sudan head coach Royal Ivey said his team was "a beam of light" after it qualified for the Paris Olympics on Saturday as the highest-placed African team at the Basketball World Cup.
South Sudan, a World Cup debutant that played its first official international game only six years ago and is ranked No. 62 in the world, beat Angola 101-78 in Manila to claim its third win of the competition.
Egypt, which was also in the running for the Olympic spot, then lost to New Zealand 88-86 to hand South Sudan the sole African qualifying berth on offer.