07 May 2010
KENYA : 4 teams for the zone five club show in Burundi
Kenya will be represented by four teams during the FIBA Africa Zone Five club championships in Burundi in August. Vitalis Gode , the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) secretary yesterday announced that other than the Kenyan clubs, teams from Rwanda, Eritrea, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia will take part in event that will throw of on August 9-15 in Bujumbura.
Regional champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) who won the titles in Uganda last year will lead a strong Kenyan charge with the other two being the national champions KCB Lions and Eagle Wings.
The team on focus will be the self supporting Wings. Thomas Olumbo's girls can forget what happened in the the Kampala tournament last year and focus on becoming one of the top regional clubs during the seven day tournament. They surely can do it.
Kenya sent five teams to Kampala last year and all of them did well to make it to the semi finals. KPA men, who were league runners up is the only side out. A record 19 clubs took part in the show.
In a related development, former KBF chairman Agina Wesonga has declared his candidature for the zone five presidency. The elections will be held before July.
Agina will be battling against Morris Aluanga for for the regional presidency. Agina who also succeeded Aluanga at the helm of KBF says he is ready to carry the mantle.
Gode at the same time said that the polls must preceed the FIBA Africa elections to be held in Bamako, Mali during the two day congress from July 18-19.
Dann Owere
Regional champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) who won the titles in Uganda last year will lead a strong Kenyan charge with the other two being the national champions KCB Lions and Eagle Wings.
The team on focus will be the self supporting Wings. Thomas Olumbo's girls can forget what happened in the the Kampala tournament last year and focus on becoming one of the top regional clubs during the seven day tournament. They surely can do it.
Kenya sent five teams to Kampala last year and all of them did well to make it to the semi finals. KPA men, who were league runners up is the only side out. A record 19 clubs took part in the show.
In a related development, former KBF chairman Agina Wesonga has declared his candidature for the zone five presidency. The elections will be held before July.
Agina will be battling against Morris Aluanga for for the regional presidency. Agina who also succeeded Aluanga at the helm of KBF says he is ready to carry the mantle.
Gode at the same time said that the polls must preceed the FIBA Africa elections to be held in Bamako, Mali during the two day congress from July 18-19.
Dann Owere
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