Basketball in Africa

Suleiman Jongo

Dar es Salaam's Coco Beach will tomorrow be a centre of attraction as several teams will compete in the 3-aside beach basketball tournament.

This will be the second time for the beach sport to take place.

Basketball Dar es Salaam (BD) in collaboration with the event's sponsors, Kilimanjaro Premium Lager, organised the similar event last December.

BD director Mbaga Mwamboma said yesterday that the beach sport has been playing a great role of promoting beach basketball as several people participate. "This is one way or another of promoting beach basketball, which seems to be a new sport for most of people in the country," he said.

The day-long event is played on the sand whereby participants earn several token prizes from the sponsors. Mbaga said participating teams will be formed by players, whose teams have been competing in the popular money-spinning RBA Kili leagues for both men and women and young players.

Mwamboma had on the other hand said the event will also be open for those with interest to learn how to play beach basketball. "It's like a bash party, people come together, play, enjoy music and share good light moments as a basketball family," he said.