Basketball in Africa

The September edition of the Friday Night Basketball will be an All star affair with selected players from different teams in the KBF Premier league, Division One and the NBA merging to form four teams (2 teams each for men and women) and participate in the ‘All Stars’ must watch encounter on Friday 7th September at the Nyayo National Stadium Basketball gymnasium.
Most Valuable Player in the 2011 KBF category Samba Mjomba and the recently crowned Most Valuable regional player Hilda Indasi of USIU are among the nominated players announced on Wednesday by the Kenya Basketball Federation.
Eagle Wings who were recently crowned champions in the Zone 5 Club Championship featured well with team captain Silalei Shani, Angela Okoth and Lucy Muchumbi also being nominated. Mfuchi Linda and Zipporah Awino of USIU will join Indasi in the squad.
In the men’s category KCB and Coop bank make the majority of players nominated with four from each team while USIU has two and Ulinzi One player.
Below is the full list of the nominated players in both categories:
Strathmore
Denis Apondi
Joyce Wabire
Grace Wanjiku
Susan Manya (Strathmore ‘B’ NBA league)
Betty Kananu (Kenyatta University, NBA league)
Safe Spaces
Lynette Atieno
Nancy Muite
Storms
Lynette Muikiri
Susan Akinyi
Mercy Wanyama
Co-op Bank
Irene Makori
Linda Alando
Eleanor Musindi
Men’s Category
KCB
Ancetas Wafula
Tobias Onyango
Roy Kahure
Chiza Aristote
USIU
Evans Leting
Ramadhan Arou
Ulinzi
Victor Odendo
Co-op Bank
James Mwangi
Akol Bol
Titus Musembi
Joseph Khaemba
The final list of the players to participating will be released on Thursday after confirming the availability of players.