Sabahi (Washington, DC)

Kenya: Somali Basketball Team Upsets Kenya 81-78

23 January 2013

The Somali men's basketball team beat Kenya 81-78 in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers Tuesday (January 22nd) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Kenyan team was favoured to win after they beat Burundi 71-63 in the opening match on Monday, but the Somali team displayed "exceptional performance", according to Somalia's Hiiraan Online.

Vice president of the Somali Basketball Federation Abdulqadir Ali Ghedi said he was very pleased with the victory. He told Universal TV that the team is comprised of players from Somalia, Australia, Canada and the United States, and that the quality of the players led to the win.

Somali players Abdi Ahmed and Fisal Jama helped their team win with Ahmed scoring 26 points, the highest in the match, and Jama scoring 20 points, Mareeg reported.

Somalia and Burundi are scheduled to face off on Wednesday to determine which team will advance to the next stage.

  • Comment

Copyright © 2013 Sabahi. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.

AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 130 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Comments Post a comment