Sunday Nation
Date: 05.02.2017
Page 49
Article size: 377 cm2
ColumnCM: 83.77
AVE: 180960.0
Basketball play­offs final > Coach Ojukwu cautiously optimistic ahead of today's Game Two in Mobasa
KPA edge Equity in Game One
Dockers beat bankers
in women's league
play­offs at Makande
BY ABDUL SHERIFF
[email protected]
Kenya Ports Authority
women yesterday beat
Equity Bank 62­43 in
Game One of the best­of­five
Kenya Basketball Federation
Premier League play­offs final
at KPA Makande Gymnasium
in Mombasa yesterday.
The thrilling clash that lasted
two hours saw visiting Equity
Bank fail to impress in the first
three quarters. However, the
bankers fought gallantly to win
the last quarter.
The game saw KPA, cheered
on by the home crowd, take the
first and second quarters 18­5
and 18­8 respectively to lead
36­13 before the break.
Nairobi­based Equity, coached
by David Maina, dictated terms
in the third quarter but KPA
again bounced back to lead
17­12.
Equity were in complete com­
mand in the last quarter which
they won 18­9 win against the
the dockers. Equity Bank's
KEVIN ODIT | NATION
KPA's Selida Okumu goes for a basket yesterday during Game One of Kenya Basketball Federation
women's Premier League play­off final against Equity Bank at KPA Makande Gymnasium, Mombasa.
mani scored another 12 points.
Ivonne Akinyi also stood out
for KPA, scoring nine points in
the match.
KPA coach, Anthony Ojukwu
said he was very happy with the
victory but remained cautiously
optimistic of wiinning Game
Two against the bankers today
at the same venue.
"We are going all out to make
sure we win our second straight
match. If we win on Sunday, we
will have a better opportunity
to win the title because we will
not allow our opponents to win
three matches in Nairobi next
weekend," said Ojukwu.
KPA Sports Officer, Enock
Safari said they are looking
forward to winning all the five
matches with wins.
fWe are going all
out to make sure
we win our second
straight match. If
we win on Sunday,
we will have a better
opportunity to win the
title because we will not
allow our opponents to
win three matches in
Nairobi next weekend"
Hilda Indasi led the scores
with 16 points to her credit,
while Mercy Wanyama scored
10 points for KPA and Betty Ki­
Ipsos Kenya ­ Acorn House,97 James Gichuru Road ­ Lavington ­ Nairobi ­ Kenya
Anthony Ojukwu, KPA
coach