16 February 2009
TANZANIA : Dar duo to officiate at Kigali event
By Suleiman Jongo
Tanzanian duo of Gosbert Boniface and Zulfikar Karim will be among the referees to officiate at the Zone Five Basketball Championship to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on February 23rd to March 1.
The nomination by the continental governing body, AIBA, came after the country withdrew from the event that serves as a qualifier for Cup of Nations for Afrobasket 2009 competition.
Lawrence Cheyo, who is the Tanzania Basketball Federation (TBF) secretary general said that the duo would join other umpires from various countries for the event.
Others with their respective countries in brackets are Elwan Adel (Egypt), Kelvin Mulenga, Munatamba Muwezhi (Zambia) and Gebre Ayele (Ethiopia).
Assistant referees are Habonimana Audace (Burundi), Galal Mohammed, Abdel Latif (Egypt), Omolo Amoko, Wakaba Kamau (Kenya), Shema Didier (Rwanda), Kirabo Fredrick, Manano Sunday (Uganda)
Participating teams (both men and women) are from Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Tanzania has missed the competition for the past three years due to financial constraints.
Tanzanian duo of Gosbert Boniface and Zulfikar Karim will be among the referees to officiate at the Zone Five Basketball Championship to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on February 23rd to March 1.
The nomination by the continental governing body, AIBA, came after the country withdrew from the event that serves as a qualifier for Cup of Nations for Afrobasket 2009 competition.
Lawrence Cheyo, who is the Tanzania Basketball Federation (TBF) secretary general said that the duo would join other umpires from various countries for the event.
Others with their respective countries in brackets are Elwan Adel (Egypt), Kelvin Mulenga, Munatamba Muwezhi (Zambia) and Gebre Ayele (Ethiopia).
Assistant referees are Habonimana Audace (Burundi), Galal Mohammed, Abdel Latif (Egypt), Omolo Amoko, Wakaba Kamau (Kenya), Shema Didier (Rwanda), Kirabo Fredrick, Manano Sunday (Uganda)
Participating teams (both men and women) are from Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Tanzania has missed the competition for the past three years due to financial constraints.
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