Kisumu |KPA and Rwanda's APR warm up for Africa club championships in Kisumu event

Africa Zone Five giants Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) women and APR of Rwanda over the weekend warmed up for their Africa Club Championships by taking part in a national tournament held in Kisumu. The two day tournament, played at the Kenyatta Sports Ground saw APR beat KPA men 43-30 in a low acosing show while KPA women were felled 38-40 by premier league side Easter Queens, the only side to have humiliated them in the league.

Bievanruire Ngandu led the way whith 17 points while Presta Malembi made 10 for the Rwandese champions, coached by Cliff Owuor, a Kenyan who started his playing career in the lakeside town years back. APR will host the event in December. KPA had 10 from Dan Okwirri. Hilda Indasi (R) who was on fire when KPA lost 45-68 to Queens. was again the toast sinking 10 points for the winners while Yvonne Akinyi, made 13 for the porters who still have a lot of home work to do before they fly out for the Benin show next month.

Uganda Christin University (USU) also made the jounery to Kisumu for this annual tournament that despite having an international touch also drew clubs from within including school teams. In the Nairobi Basketball Association (NBA) Trailblazers romped into the play offs finals when they shut out Emyba 75-67 in Game Three played at Hope Center on Tuesday. Dennis Oyaro nailed 23 points to lead Trailblazers, who also topped in the regular season standings. Ken Ondiek burried 21 points for the losers. Trailblazers won Game Two 70-60 behind Joshua Vuva's 17 points while Ondiek managed season high 34. Both teams had put up a spirited fight in Game One which Trailblazers topped 61-55 as Vuva hit 19 points and Ondiek was the losers toast with another 27 points haul.

In other matches, Kenya Polytechnic nipped Nairobi Aviation College (NAC) 59-58. Edgar Kisiali scored 15 points. Alvin Mbaluka had 12 for NAC who won lost Game Two 55-60. NAC had won the opening tie 54-49 behind Paul Macharia's 10 points. Lameck Ombuya shot 16 for Poly. Poly who had won the first two games, must win the the other match to move to the finals.They posted a 60-55 ein over NAC with Massoud Issa scoring 16 points while Moses Musosi hit 16 pointsfor NAC. Old Pirates lost 61-49 to Friends of Basketball (FOB) in a classification tie.

Safe Spaces had 11 points from Florence Mbithe as they edged out World Hope 52-50 to reach the women's finals. They took the series 3-0 and will either meet Kenya Polytechnic or Predators who charge back from two games down to win 49-25 as Wilkiste Oduor led with 17 points.

info: Dann OWERRE/FIBA Africa
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