21 September 2006
ZAMBIA : ZBA Fails to Send Team to Kinshasa
By Namatama Njekwa
Lusaka
ZAMBIA has failed to send representatives at the men's 21st basketball Africa Cup club championship qualifying series, which starts this weekend in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zambia Basketball Association ZBA) general secretary Mwembe Kaona said in an interview yesterday that the association had nominated NAPSA and Green Buffaloes to travel as envoys but the two clubs failed to commit themselves."We nominated national champions National Pension Scheme Authority Hurricanes and Green Buffaloes but non of them gave a positive response," Kaona said. "The deadline for submitting the forms for participation was last week Friday."
He said International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) was disappointed to learn that Zambian teams would compete in the event. "Julien Farran of FIBA Africa's Technical Department phoned me and expressed regret that non of our men's teams will make it for the championship in DRC where the teams were drawn in group B of the qualifying series," Kaona said.
Lusaka
ZAMBIA has failed to send representatives at the men's 21st basketball Africa Cup club championship qualifying series, which starts this weekend in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zambia Basketball Association ZBA) general secretary Mwembe Kaona said in an interview yesterday that the association had nominated NAPSA and Green Buffaloes to travel as envoys but the two clubs failed to commit themselves."We nominated national champions National Pension Scheme Authority Hurricanes and Green Buffaloes but non of them gave a positive response," Kaona said. "The deadline for submitting the forms for participation was last week Friday."
He said International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) was disappointed to learn that Zambian teams would compete in the event. "Julien Farran of FIBA Africa's Technical Department phoned me and expressed regret that non of our men's teams will make it for the championship in DRC where the teams were drawn in group B of the qualifying series," Kaona said.
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