Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Dann O’werre
13 July 2011
NAMIBIA-based guard Vanessa Wacuka has been included in the All Africa Games national basketball provisional team.
Coach Philip Onyango said Wacuka, a student in Windhoek, has been given a chance to prove herself when the team assembles for training on July 22nd.
The coach said Wacuka, a little known player locally, wrote to Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) asking to be given a chance to train with the team. She has been based in the US for the last 10 years. “We have given her a chance like any other player in the squad and she is expected home this week ready to train. We will see how good she is,” said Onyango.
He said Mombasa-based Margaret Wambui has also been called up.
The Shimba Hills tactician said with good training, the team, which has been grouped in pool “A” would do well in the Maputo games, where they play host Mozambique, Algeria, DR Congo, Nigeria and Zimbabwe in preliminary round.
Meanwhile, Kenya Airways continued their dominance of the Nairobi Basketball (NBA) league after beating Multi Media University 67-62. They have 34 points.
Barclays Bank are lying second on 30 points after beating Legacy 45-31 and Don Bosco 50-43. Old Pirates and Strathmore University are on 28 while Baraka Xtreme have 26 ahead of Upper Hill School (25).
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