KPA crowned Zone Five champions as Equity settle for bronze
Kenya Lionesses' forward who was ropped in ahead of the championship to add to the team's depth, Reynolds was crowned the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP)
Kenya Lionesses' forward who was ropped in ahead of the championship to add to the team's depth, Reynolds was crowned the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP)
The finalists in the qualifiers, set to conclude on Saturday 4 November in Kigali, have gained an automatic slot in the inaugural edition of the AWBL,
Malian teenage sensation Aminata Samassekou, a point guard who has played in the FIBA U17 World Cup in 2022 and was part of the championship-winning Africa U16 team in 2021 also joins the team
This is a qualifier for the 2023 FIBA Africa Champions Cup set to take place in Egypt, between 8 and 17 December.
On their part, Antony Ojukwu’s KPA Ladies had an easy 69-29 win against Panthers, beginning their title defense on a positive note.
The 2016 women’s Premier League Most Valuable Player played for Equity Hawks, Zetech and Storms locally before moving to Spain in 2018.
The loss meant all teams in group A had won and lost once with the group ranking coming down to point difference.
Morans will look to replicate their performance from 2019. Coach Cliff maintains that the team has what it takes to fight for the title.
They had a good start and put their feet on the front, scoring first. With under four minutes to play though, the Tunisians had rallied to tie the game at 8-8
Being a reserve of local-based players 20 of the 29 players are drawn from the local league led by skipper Griffin Ligare and his deputy Eric Mutoro.