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KPA AMONG TOP TEN AFRICA BASKETBALL TEAMS IN MAPUTO GAMES
Team Arrives safely in Maputo Kenya Ports Authority ladies basketball team arrived safely in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday aboard a Kenya Airways flight KQ704 from Nairobi. The team was received at the airport by officials of the hosting Mozambique Basketball Federation and driven to hotel Santa Cruz. Both the players and officials have been accommodated at the hotel , located in the Central Business District of the Coastal capital city of Maputo. Also accommodated in the same hotel which is only 10 Minutes’ drive from the games’ venue are some other foreign teams.
FIXTURES:-AFRICA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5
GROUP A FERROVIARIO MAPUTO(MOZABIQUE) INTERCLUBE(ANGOLA) F.A.P (CAMEROON) ETOILE FILANTE(TOGO) KPA (KENYA)
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GROUP B 1ST AGOSTO (ANGOLA)
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FIRST BANK(NIGERIA) A’POLITECHNICA(MOZAMBIQUE) G.S.P (ALGERIA) USIU(KENYA)
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GAME
25/11/16
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26/11/16
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16.00 18.00 19.00 1545 1800
27/11/16
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VS KPA OPENING CEREMONY FERROVIARIO VS 1ST AGOSTO VS FIRST VS BANK(NIGERIA) ETOILE VS FILANTE
1330
NO FAP
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INTERCLUBE G.S.P (ALGERIA A’POLITECHNICA
A2 B1 B2
INTERCLUBE(
A3
The team spent the whole of Thursday acclimatizing and training ahead of the 22 Africa Club championship that officially kicked off at Pavilhao Maxaquene on Friday evening. The games draws were conducted on Thursday where KPA was slotted in the opening match versus FAP of Cameroon. A total of 10 top teams in Africa are participating in the 10 day international event. The teams have been divided into two groups; Hotel Santa Cruz; 21303004/06
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KPA Ladies Play their First Game in MOZAMBIQUE
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Team Arrives Safely GroupA:-Ferroviario (Mozambique), Inter Clube (Angola),FAP (Cameroun),EtoileFilante(Togo) and KPA (Kenya). Group B:-1st Agosto (Angola),First Bank(Nigeria), A’Politechnica(Mzambique),GSP(Al geria) and USIU(Kenya). KPA team turns up at the continental games as FIBA –Africa Zone V and Kenya’s representatives. This follows KPA’s success in the just concluded Zone V Club Championships held in Dar-essalaam, Tanzania where the team was crowned champions. The other Kenyan team is United States International University (USIU).
KPA Ladies Basketball team currently doing duty for the Nation in Maputo, Mozambique started the tournament on a wrong footing when they lost 43-57 to FAP of Cameroon. The Dockers succumbed to pressure from their opponents during the opening match of the 22nd edition of Africa champions’ cup for Women that officially opened on Friday .The match watched by a fair crowd preceded the official opening ceremony for the 10 day international event. It all started badly for the KPA Ladies who appeared uncoordinated as they fought hard but only to lose balls to their opponent’s at critical points .Nearly 8 Minutes into the first quarter KPA ladies were trailing at 2-13 points prompting Head Coach Anthony Ojukwu call for frequent timeouts in an attempt to change the game tactics. At this point KPA had recorded five fouls compared to one by their opponents. The other possible factor could also be the level of the tournament which is higher than that of the regional championships. Most of the players are yet to gain experience and exposure to comfortably tackle their opponents some of whom are hinted
According to some basketball game analysts who seemingly had special liking for the Kenyan team, most of the KPA ladies had initially looked intimidated, unsure and restless. This, they said, may have been due to the fact that most of the players were not used to the environment, the look and feel of the venue which is cut to international standards. The other possible factor could also be the level of the tournament which is higher than that of the regional championships. Most of the players are yet to gain experience and exposure to comfortably tackle their opponents some of whom are hinted to turn up for professional clubs in their respective countries. Thanks to the timely intervention by head coach, some key players were substituted and the game tilted inKPA’s favour . At this point the Dockers intensified their offensive and tightened defense holding the “charging” Cameroons hostage to earn themselves 3 quick points. The quarter closed at 5-13 score line.
Zone v comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Egypt, Eriteria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan. KPA contingent is being led by Mrs. Jayne Kamau who is also the Head of Administration. Others are Brenda Angeshi(Captain-Shooting Foward),Yvonne Akinyi(Centre),Hellen Oketch(Shooting Forward),Natalie Mwangale(Point Guard),Selina Okumu(Small Forward),Felmas Koranga(Forward),Betty Maithima(Shooting Forward), Annerose Mandela(Shooting Forward), Samba Mjomba(), Hilda Indasi(),Mercy Wanyama (Forward)and Belinda Akoth(Centre). The head coach is Anthony Ojukwu assisted by Phillip Onyango. Other Officials are Milka Getuno (Team Manager), Chris Owiti (Statistician), Bildad Kisero (Sports Representative) and Lennox Safari (Accounting Officer).
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ome the second quarter, 3 Minutes into the game, KPA ladies had moved their onslaught a level higher, bridging the gap to 11-13 points. This was indeed a positive
indication by the team and all looked well .However this was only short lived as towards the last 15 seconds the score line gap had widened to 2127 points. The third quarter saw FAP
November 2016 re-energized, dominate the game and leading to 29-48 points at the closure. KPA returned much organized in the fourth quarter but too late to redeem the trend managing14 points against 9 for their opponents.
From Top Left: KPA Ladies Team, FAP-Cameroon and Head Coach Anthony Ojukwu giving some technical advice to the players at half time.
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