26th ACCM: 9-12 Classification Al Ahly, Urunani sees off opponents - Dec 20, 2011 (by Olusegun Ikuesan)
AL Ahly basketball club of Libya and Urunani basketball club of Burundi today (Monday) sees of their respective opponents in the race for position 9-12 of the 26th edition of the Africa Champions Cup for Men at the Salle Athallah Bouazzaoui gymnasium, Sale Morocco [read more]
AL Ahly basketball club of Libya and Urunani basketball club of Burundi today (Monday) sees of their respective opponents in the race for position 9-12 of the 26th edition of the Africa Champions Cup for Men at the Salle Athallah Bouazzaoui gymnasium, Sale Morocco.
AL Ahly basketball club handed down a 96-85 points (16-27, 22-19, 30-12 and 28-27) defeat of Nigeria Royal Hoopers basketball club while Urunani had the better of Malabo Kings basketball club of Equatorial Guinea by 67-50 points (18-15, 19-09, 16-10 and 14-16).
AL Ahly will now square up against Urunani in the battle for the 9-10 position while Royal Hoopers will take on Malabo Kings in the race for 11-12 position of the championship on Tuesday at the same venue.
Burundi's Urunani Claim Zone V Basketball Title - Oct 16, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
BURUNDI's Urunani Basketball Club won the FIBA Africa Zone Five Club Championship after beating defending champions, KCB of Kenya, 69-61 in the men's category final at the National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
Urunani had previously edged the other tournament favourites, APR of Rwanda, in a tightly contested semi-final played at the same venue on Friday and the victory happened to offer them a huge morale boost going into the final [read more]
BURUNDI's Urunani Basketball Club won the FIBA Africa Zone Five Club Championship after beating defending champions, KCB of Kenya, 69-61 in the men's category final at the National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
Urunani had previously edged the other tournament favourites, APR of Rwanda, in a tightly contested semi-final played at the same venue on Friday and the victory happened to offer them a huge morale boost going into the final.
KCB, who are arguably one of the best male basketball outfits in the East and Central African region, defeated Kigali's KBC in another men's semi-final also played on Friday, but their attempt to defend the title were frustrated by the Burundians.
The women's category final was expected to pit defending champions, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) against Burundi's Berco Stars at the same venue.
KPA beat Tanzania's only representatives, Jeshi Stars, 69-51 in the semi-final on Friday while the youthful Berco Stars, against all odds, breezed past Uganda's KCC in another semi-final to book their place in the final.
Tanzania Basketball Federation (TBF) organized the tournament, which brought together clubs from the East, Central and Horn of Africa, in an effort to promote the sport in the region. Courtesy of: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
KBC Face Burundi's Urunani in Zone 5 Opener - Oct 12, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
REIGNING league champions Kigali Basketball Club (KBC) start their Zone 5 club championship campaign this afternoon against Burundi's Urunani at the Main Gym in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.
While conceding that his side lacks experience at this level, KBC head coach Pierre Gategabondo said that his team would stick to the basics of the game.
'This is a new challenge for most of the players but we shall give it our all and see how it goes,' said an emphatic Gategabondo [read more]
REIGNING league champions Kigali Basketball Club (KBC) start their Zone 5 club championship campaign this afternoon against Burundi's Urunani at the Main Gym in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.
While conceding that his side lacks experience at this level, KBC head coach Pierre Gategabondo said that his team would stick to the basics of the game.
'This is a new challenge for most of the players but we shall give it our all and see how it goes,' said an emphatic Gategabondo.
Meanwhile, APR will make yet another attempt at winning the tournament when they play Tanzania's Vijana later in the day.
On arrival at the Julius Nyerere international airport yesterday afternoon, APR head coach Cliff Owour told Times Sport that, 'We are ready to play any team that comes our way. We have prepared well for this tournament and want to win it.'
The former Kenyan international added that the army side was desperate to win the regional event so that they qualify for the continental tournament (Fiba-Africa Club Championship) where they finished third in 2009.
Contrary to last year, Owour is spoilt for choice this time round.
Deo Nkurikiyinka, Presta Malemba, Mike Buzangu and Kami Kabangu were all in good form at the end of yesterday's training session.
Zone 5
Today's fixtures
Men
Cooperative Bank (Kenya) vs Ethiopia Water sport (Ethiopia) -12pm
Urunani (Burundi) vs KBC (Rwanda) - 4pm
Vijana (Tanzania) vs APR (Rwanda) -6pm
KCB (Kenya) vs Savio (Tanzania) -4pm
Women
KPA (Kenya) vs Government House (South Sudan) -2pm
Jeshi stars (Tanzania) vs Berco stars (Burundi) -2pm Courtesy of:The New Times
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