Basketball in Africa

RAIDERZ remain one of the teams to beat in the Harare Basketball League after ten weeks of blistering action.

With only one defeat in both women and men’s A teams, Raiderz coach, Ngoni Mukukula is confident his charges will prove a cut above the rest.

He declared: "Both Raiderz men and women are showing amazing efforts to make a name for themselves. Shamiso Sigali and Fiona Mukukula have been playing professionally for some time now; Costa Mashati and Mennard Masawi have also been doing wonders for the men’s A side. We are confident of finishing tops come end of season, but that cannot come easily. We shall go out there and get it."
Meanwhile, former University of Zimbabwe stars, Varsity Leopards women, marched into yesterday’s match against Raiderz with an unbeaten eight-match winning record.
Varsity are yet to play Stanbic Mavericks and Raiderz in a promising second-round of the season.
Before yesterday’s fixture, Raiderz women led the pack with 17points, while Mavericks were a win away with 15 points.
With two matches in hand, Varsity Leopards women are on14 points having outwitted Mavericks in the first round.