Basketball in Africa

NATIONAL Schools boys basketball champions Laiser Hill will renew rivalry with Maseno School at the Term One ball games slated for Mangu High school from April 15-20.
The two sides will battle it out in Pool 'A' against Kapsabet and Shimba Hills for place in the semi-finals. Former national champions Friends School Kamusinga play preliminarymatches against Aberdare region representatives Mang'u, Mandera and a team from Northern region in Pool 'B'.
In the girls category, former champions Buruburu Girls lead the hunt in Pool 'B' where they face St Brigid's Kiminini, Raliew Girls (Lake Region) and Heights (Aberdare).
In Pool 'A' Shimba Hills face Senior Chief Ogle, Bahati Girls and Kirigara. Shimba Hill start favourites considering their perennial rivals Tigoi and Misikhu didn't make it for this year's event.

THE DRAWS
BOYS BASKETBALL: Pool 'A': Kapsabet (Nakuru), Shimba Hills (Mombasa), Laiser Hill (Metropolitan), Maseno (Lake Region); Pool 'B': Kamusinga (Nzioa), Mandera (Garissa), Northern, Mang'u (Aberdare); GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pool 'A': Senior Chief Ogle (Garissa), Northern, Shimba Hills (Mombasa), Bahati (Nakuru); Pool 'B': Raliew (Lake Region), Buru Buru (Metro), Heights (Aberdare), St Brigids Kiminini (Nzioa).