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Cometh the hour, cometh Kenya

Cometh the hour, cometh Kenya

BOITUMELO RANTAO  WITH five seconds left in the final quarter Angola held on to a slight 73-72 lead over Kenya. The lead looked safe until the captain of Kenya’s national team, Morans, Tylor Ongwae stepped up and scored the shot that would send Kenya to their first African basketball championship (Afrobasket) - after 28 years of waiting. Kenya, spearheaded by head coach Liz Mills, have looked re-energized throughout the second window of the Afrobasket qualifiers and the statement win over an African titans Angola was the exclamation point. They have now qualified for their fourth Afrobasket tournament after defeating the…
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African basketball: The road to Kigali clears up

African basketball: The road to Kigali clears up

BOITUMELO RANTAO  AFRICAN basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers concluded their proceedings in Monastir, Tunisia with multiple teams including Nigeria, Mali, and first-time qualifiers South Sudan qualifying for the finals tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. Basketball’s eyes shifted to Yaounde, Cameroon as five-time champions Senegal continued their unbeaten run stamping their authority with a 69-51 victory over Kenya.  Group B participants Kenya, under the guidance of the first-ever female head coach in a major continental competition, Liz Mills, impressed. They improved from the blowout loss against Senegal in the first Afrobasket qualifying window to a slim loss.. https://twitter.com/FSBBOFFICIEL/status/1362791085123244036 Elsewhere in group B Angola…
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Nigeria off to a great start

Nigeria off to a great start

BOITUMELO RANTAO  OPENING day of the African basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers started in electrifying fashion in Monastir with Nigeria staking their claim as Africa’s finest. Nigeria prevailed as winners (75-70) against an impressive South Sudan team in the latter’s first continental competition. D’Tigers (Nigeria national men’s team) had to pry the victory away from the determined South Sudan team coached by former National Basketball Association (NBA) All-star Luol Deng. https://twitter.com/AfroBasket/status/1362137886557155328 Currently ranked number one in Africa, under the guidance of new head coach Mdon Udofia, Nigeria booked their ticket to the main Afrobasket showcase scheduled for late 2021.  Point guard…
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Africa’s prime basketball showcase starts

Africa’s prime basketball showcase starts

BOITUMELO RANTAO THE best of Africa’s basketball talent will be on show tomorrow when the qualifications for the continent elite tournament - the African Basketball Championship (AfroBasket) - kicks off in Tunisia. A total of 12 teams will participate in the qualifying tournament, hosted in Monastir-  Tunisia. Qualifying teams will take part in AfroBasket finals scheduled for Kigali, Rwanda, later this year.  Monastir will play host to groups A, D,  and E. Rwanda, which is in group D, has already qualified by being the host of the final tournament which will take place later this year. Group A consists of…
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South Sudan soar to unchartered territory

South Sudan soar to unchartered territory

BOITUMELO RANTAO  THE newest face on the African basketball court debuted at the Federation International Basketball (FIBA) Afrobasket preliminary tournament in Kigali, Rwanda and have become the biggest movers on the FIBA Top 100 World rankings.  South Sudan found themselves in group D, alongside Nigeria, the number one senior men’s team in Africa, and two formidable foes in Rwanda and Mali. These fixtures painted a steep hill to climb for the nation appearing in their first Federation International Basketball (FIBA) Afrobasket preliminary tournament.  After a tough opening game going down 56-76 to Nigeria, the South Sudanese regrouped to register back…
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