Basketball in Africa

KENYA Ports Authority (KPA) teams posted strong wins in their basketball premier league ties at the Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium. Reigning champions KPA women had to fight hammer and tongs before they nipped a hard fighting Sprite Storms 51-50 in a cracker. The men on the other hand had it easy as they crushed fast fading Lions who have found winning difficuilt 82-56. Nairobi Aviation College (NAC) were whipped 68-35 by United States International University (USIU).
At Upper Hill School, Griffin Ligare and Nelson Njau led Thunder to an emphatic 83-44 thrashing of the University of Nairobi "Terrorists". In lower division matches at the same venue, Little Prince beat Africa Nazarene University (ANU) 49-43 in a close tie. Upper Hill School thrashed Mombasa County 61-44 despite having tired players who had just returned from the U-18s show in Kampala, Uganda. Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) thrashed World Hope 60-39.