Panama suffered a defeat against Uruguay on their way to the 2025 Americup

As the old saying goes, “one lime, another sand” happened to the Panamanian basketball team that lost Ernesto Mauro Oglivie and the arrival of Tony Bishopnational quintet.

The Panama Basketball Association (Fepaba) announced yesterday in a statement that Mauro Oglivie He will be absent due to an injury sustained during training.

“After the medical examinations, it was established that Ernesto Oglivie suffered a proximal interphalangeal dislocation of the left ring finger,” he described febaba, an event that occurred during the training of the team he leads Argentinian Gonzalo García.

Descent from Oglivie This is very important for Panama, because it is one of the figures that maintains the regularity of the game, has a good attack and gives a good number of points.

In the last days, Panama He continued to train on Uruguayan soil with an eye on his qualifying match this Friday (tomorrow) for the 2025 AmeriCup continental tournament in Group B.

Despite the Panamanian absence of Oglivie, the good news for the national team is the arrival Tony Bishop.

bishop He is another important figure in the Panamanian offensive. Fepaba announced that the player will be ready to participate in this first window and play two matches against Uruguay.

The first match against the Uruguayans will be played tomorrow in the South American country, while the second match is scheduled for February 26.

Panama In the qualifiers, they are in group B, where the holders are also teams from Paraguay and Brazil, the first three teams in the group go on to Americup 2025 which will be held in Sports Center Alexis Argüello from August 23 to 31, 2025.