Morans enter essential weekend in Libya, realizing solely flawless run can preserve their Afrobasket qualification hopes alive

Morans enter essential weekend in Libya, realizing solely flawless run can preserve their Afrobasket qualification hopes alive

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Kenya Morans are set for a high-stakes showdown within the 2025 Afrobasket Qualifiers this weekend in Libya, the place they’ll battle Angola, Guinea and Tunisia in a bid to maintain their event hopes alive.

With simply 4 factors from three matches, the Morans sit third in Group E and face an uphill process to interrupt into the highest two and safe qualification.

The Morans kick off their marketing campaign tomorrow with a difficult opener in opposition to group leaders Tunisia earlier than going through African basketball powerhouse Angola on Saturday. They will then wrap up their pool stage matches in opposition to Guinea on Sunday.

Kenya’s contingent, led by head coach Cliff Owuor, is already in camp fine-tuning preparations for the ultimate qualifying window forward of the Ivory Coast showpiece scheduled for August this yr.

The workforce will probably be captained by seasoned 5’9” taking pictures guard Victor Bosire, 37, who has 28 caps for the nationwide workforce, with skilled Nairobi City Thunder ahead Tyler Ongwae, 34, serving as his deputy.

Coach Owuor, alongside assistants Ancent Wafula and Robert Mugabe, has assembled a formidable 12-man squad that includes high expertise from Kenya and past.

The lineup consists of the spectacular quartet from Thunder’s BAL-conquering facet (Derrick Ogechi, Albert Odero, Eugene Adera and Griffin Ligare).

Other key gamers within the squad are seven-footer Bush Wamukota (centre), Joel Awich (ahead), Bramwell Mwombe (centre), Salim Kisilu (ahead), Blacio Owuor (centre) and Fidel Okoth (ahead).

Kenya’s realisation of their dream would very effectively be depending on ways.

As per the numbers up to now, Morans will solely succeed in the event that they win large in opposition to Tunisia with one of many  hosts and already certified Angola get humbled by Guinea.

According to permutations, it will likely be tough to see Kenya get eradicated from Friday’s contest with two extra video games lined up.

At the identical time, for Tunisia who’ve up to now gained their pool matches,a easy win in opposition to Kenya with Angola beating Guinea  sees them via on account of variety of wins and factors combination.