Basketball in Africa

YMCA will today look up to a second win in the ongoing Sierra Leone Amateur Basketball Association league as they take on Duck Cannol at the National Stadium basketball court in Freetown.
The YMCA team put up an outstanding performance in the opening match against holders, Cannon Royals to win by 48-45 points.
YMCA's current top scorer, James Sennesie, who secured 17 out of the 48 points in their win against Cannon Royals, believes they can repeat similar success in today's match.
"Our win against Cannon Royals was a big boost for us and I hope we can continue with this trend," Sennsie said.
On Saturday, YSC secured a narrow win over Ashonix with 41-24 points in the early kick-off while Freetown Lakers were unable to deny Kennedy Net as the latter won by 42-39 points.
On Saturday, Lumley Dream secured their first win by defeating Duck Cannol 32-24, whilst Cannon Royals bounced back from the YMCA slump to defeat Lumley Dream 50-14.