Santo Antao Island Basketball: Fiorentina and Maritimo fights for Regional title Fiorentina and Maritimo are the two teams that have advanced to the finals in the Santo Antao regional championship. The teams finished in the top two positions in the regular season, with Fiorentina on top. With the regular season title secured, Fiorentina will now try to beat Maritimo in the finals of the playoffs, to go and represent the island in the national championship. Read more...

by Majuto Omary Eight cities have confirmed playing in the East and Central African inter-cities basketball championships scheduled to take place from June 24 at Dar es Salaam's National Indoor Stadium. The President of the East and Central Africa Inter Cities Basketball Federation, Simon Msoffe named the cities as Nairobi, Kampala, Bujumbura, Kisumu, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Lusaka and Mombasa. Read more...

The Cup of Gabon named 'Cup David NZOUBOU', whose trophy has been taken back by MANGA BB of MOANDA, in finale against his rival of the previous edition, STADE MANDJI of Port-Gentil, on the score of 82 to 71. The whole of participants appreciated the elevated level of the competition and the quality of organization of the League of the Maritime Ogoou. The only regret is the absence of clubs of the League of the estuary to this competition. Read more...

The team of 1 de Agosto reached second position in group A of the second phase of the National Senior Male Basketball Championship with 11 points, after defeating Tuesday evening Interclube by 96-77, in Luanda's Rio Seco pavilion. In the sixth and last round match, 1 de Agosto played well within 48 minutes, which allowed the team's coach, Lus Magalhes, to put on the field Simo Joo and Hermenegildo Santos, who play in junior category. They scored five and seven points, respectively. Read more...

By Renatha Msungu Basketball Dar es Salaam (BD) has named four coaches who will train its teams in the East and Central Africa Inter-Cities Championship. The championship will be staged at Dar es Salaam`s Indoor Stadium from June 24-28. BD official Manase Zablon yesterday named coaches who would train men`s teams as Bahati Mgumba and Dais Makula. He said women`s team would be coached by Peter Samson and Leonard Kware. Read more...

The four-time cup winners (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2006) showed no mercy on the court with the youthful squad of DUC and took home the cup of St.Michel by thrashing the 'students' 69-55 at the stadium Marius N'diaye in Dakar. Read more...

Stade Nabeulien is leading 1-0 in the finals of the 'super play-offs' of the national championship after winning easily over JS Kairouan 76-60. Souheil Kechrid (188-G-78), Marouan Laghnej (190-G-86) and Walid Dhouibi (184-G-77) poured in a few three-point shots for J.S.Kairouan but were unable to find a loophole in the tight zone defense played by the hosts from the north of Tunisia. J. Read more...

..For Walking Over Warriors Academy An official of Dodan Warriors Basketball Project, Josiah Ahmedu Tuesday threw decorum to the wind when he inflicted barrages of slaps, kicks and blows on the League Secretary of the Lagos City League, Olusegun Ikuesan for supervising a walk-over the Warriors Academy Monday. Read more...

Kano Pillars basketball club Tuesday handed Islanders basketball club of Lagos its first defeat in the current season of the Nigeria premier league with 71-66 points. Pillars who were simply spectacular in the game many had given to the Ogoh Odaudu Coached Islanders due to their pedigree in the Atlantic Conference were shocked by the more determined Pillars propelled by Ibrahim Yusuf who was at his best Tuesday night. Read more...

ASM and CAB lost their respective games and will be relegated to the second Tunisian division even though there is one more round to play. Results of the ninth round of the Play-Outs: CAB-CSC 67-69 ASM-ASH 79-84 ESR-DSG 92-72 Standings: 1) ESR 16 2) DSG 15 2) ASH 15 4) CSC 13 5) CAB 12 6) ASM 11 Read more...

by Charles Mutebi KIU bounced back from defeat to the Mogas Falcons to record a thrilling 89-85 victory over Nkumba Marines in over-time in an MTN basketball league on Sunday. The Kansanga-based university team will be counting their blessings though, as Nkumba's Salim Ali could have actually won the game for his team at the end of normal play but missed one of two free throws to tie the score at 74. Read more...

..For Walking Over Warriors Academy An official of Dodan Warriors Basketball Project, Josiah Ahmedu Tuesday threw decorum to the wind when he inflicted barrages of slaps, kicks and blows on the League Secretary of the Lagos City League, Olusegun Ikuesan for supervising a walk-over the Warriors Academy Monday. Read more...

Mindelense dethroned Atletico by wining the regional title of basketball in the island of Sao Vicente. The team coached by Z Anguila, beat Acadmica 123 to 71, in the last game of the season. This championship allowed the appearance of some young players, much more than last year. Another positive point was the balance registered in some of the games, recalls Z Anguila, whose team suffered only two defeats, exactly in the hands of Atletico, which was fighting to keep their title. Read more...

by Majuto Omary Basketball Dar es Salaam (BD) has selected a provisional squad of 42 players who will represent Dar es Salaam in next month's Inter Cities championship. Out of the slected players 22, will form the men's team and 20 the ladies' side, according to the BD director of information, Michael Maluwe. Read more...

by Julius Mbaraga Despite the pre-match hype, it turned out to be a singled-sided affair as former champions APR easily overcame arch-rivals Espoir 81-42 in the first round of the national basketball league over the weekend. Kami Kabange topped the indomitable lions' scoring chart with 15 points while ex-Espoir forward Karim Nkusi added 12 in the convincing win. Forward Jean Claude Bizimungu top scored for Espoir with10 points. Read more...

BY JULIUS MBARAGA National Basketball League Today APR vs Espoir Sunday Marine vs KIE CSK A vs BUG It will be firework today at Amahoro indoor stadium as Rwandas basketball powerhouse APR take on bitter rivals Espoir in the first round of this years National basketball league this morning. The two giants got off to a good start last weekend and pressure will be high as they try to preserve the good start. Read more...

The regular season for the Paginas Amarelas Santiago South basketball championship ended last week, with ABC, once again, the regular season champions. The reborn Seven Stars finished second and Predio/CVT third. The new team to the Santiago South championship, Achada Grande, finished in last place, demonstrating improvement throughout the season, for such a young team. The playoffs began this Saturday, with all the four teams. Read more...