DARBA Prepares for Inter-City Basketball - Apr 26, 2014
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The Dar es Salaam Regional Basketball Association (DARBA) has urged local cities which are expected to take part in the forthcoming East and Central Africa Inter-City Basketball games to make good preparations for the event. Secretary General of DARBA Board of Directors, Mbaga Mwambona gave the call when unveiling the 16th edition of the games for Zone Five countries which will be held in Dar es Salaam from May 6th to 11th this year. Speaking on behalf of the Intercity Organising Committee, Mwambona called for all the five cities in the country, Mwanza, Mbeya, Arusha, Tanga and the hosts Dar es Salaam to get well prepared for the games to ensure that they perform well in the tournament and guarantee the title do not cross borders. Five local cities will battle it out with other 11 cities from Zone Five cities and other invited cities for the title which is currently held by Uganda's Mukono City in men's category and Kenya's Nairobi in women category. Last year's event was held in Kampala, Uganda. Other cities which are expected to participate in the event are Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu from Kenya, from Uganda are Kampala and Mukono, Bujumbura (Burundi), Kigali (Rwanda), Mogadishu and Hargeisa (Somalia), Juba and Citizen South Sudan, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Cairo (Egypt). Meanwhile, Mwambona has called upon the Dar es Salaam city administration to support the forthcoming East Central and Africa Intercity Basketball games. He said the tournament will once again promote and propel the city's economy. He also appealed for the three Dar es Salaam Municipalities of Ilala, Temeke and Kinondoni to participate and get involved in preparations for both men and women teams popularly known as 'Dream Teams' to ensure they represent well the host city. Courtesy of: basket-in-africa.blogspot.com
RBA's Marksmanship Tale Heightens - 3 months ago
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The second round of the Regional Basketball League (RBA) has turned a tale of marksmanship; with rebounds and block masterly rocking violently the National Indoor Stadium court. It has so far produced a new group of the superstars who have stamped their authority in both scoring and defending. At this stage, the unheralded Kurasini Heat pointer, Yassin Choma has emerged higher above the rest in marksmanship, leading the score table with 64 total points. The new star has notched a 17-point... [read more]
The second round of the Regional Basketball League (RBA) has turned a tale of marksmanship; with rebounds and block masterly rocking violently the National Indoor Stadium court. It has so far produced a new group of the superstars who have stamped their authority in both scoring and defending. At this stage, the unheralded Kurasini Heat pointer, Yassin Choma has emerged higher above the rest in marksmanship, leading the score table with 64 total points. The new star has notched a 17-point lead over his closest challenger, Jovin Charles who has carved 47 points so far. Chasing the best scorer's title at the third position, is Chui pointer Gwakisa Mwasakyeni who has notched 40 points. Parading 31 points, are Trophy Chemundugwao and Habby Mayeye 31 In assists, it is Farahani Simba of DB Youngsters who command the run with 12 blocks followed by veteran Mohamed Yusuf of Savio who has done it 10 times. At the 10 times Block masters include Godfrey Swai of DB Youngsters who has two blocks followed by Amin Mkosa of Savio and Innocent Swai with 1 block each. The league's rebounds masterly is dominated by Rwehabura Munyagi who has caught it 14 times followed by Farahani Simba with 13 rebounds and thirdplaced in the run is Richard Rover with 11 catches. John Pastory and Solomon Angelus have each managed to catch 10 rebounds. Dar es Salaam Regional Basketball League (RBA) opens with the first division shoot out tomorrow with two matches to be staged at Spider court in Dar es Salaam. According to the league's fixture, Kurasini Heat will open the Friday's shoot with an encounter with Magnet before UDSM test ABC in the second match at the same venue. The shoot out will continue on Saturday when three matches will be staged. The day's first match will see Yellow Jackets facing Srelio, before Chang'ombe Boys hosting Dar Warriors in the second match at the same venue. The Saturday's last Division A's encounter will be between Landforce and Bahari Beach. Courtesy of: dailynews.co.tz
Nairobi, Mombasa Cruise in Africa City Challenge - 3 months ago
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Kenyan sides Nairobi Morans and Mombasa City Sharks recorded opening day wins on the first day of the Africa City Challenge basketball tourney at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday. Sharks opened proceedings with a nail-biting 69-66 win over South Sudan's Juba Bright Stars in the opening match before Nairobi Morans saw off Dar es Salaam Dream Team 87-71 in the late game. Mombasa, who replaced Kigali City for the tourney, rallied from 18 points down to claim a sizzling win. Juba took the first quarte... [read more]
Kenyan sides Nairobi Morans and Mombasa City Sharks recorded opening day wins on the first day of the Africa City Challenge basketball tourney at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday. Sharks opened proceedings with a nail-biting 69-66 win over South Sudan's Juba Bright Stars in the opening match before Nairobi Morans saw off Dar es Salaam Dream Team 87-71 in the late game. Mombasa, who replaced Kigali City for the tourney, rallied from 18 points down to claim a sizzling win. Juba took the first quarter 22-11 and were cruising in the second quarter before the homeside hit back. Jubal led 33-15 four minutes into the quarter before the introduction of Kenya Ports Authority's Gerry Wekesa, who had sat out the first quarter, inspired Mombasa. He scored nine points in the quarter as they won the second quarter 19-18 and narrowed the gap to 10 points at halftime. Mombasa's resurgence continued in the third quarter as they won it 19-15 to trail by six baskets with one more quarter left. At the start of the fourth quarter, Samuel Ocholla (196-F) who turns out for KPA scored six straight points to tie scores at 55-55 to set up a nail biting finish. With the momentum shifting, Mombasa opened an eight-point lead of 65-57. However, Juba clawed back slowly and trailed by three points with 47 seconds remaining. Mombasa held out to win the quarter 20-11 and complete a remarkable comeback. Samuel Ocholla and Jerry Wekesa starred for Mombasa with 14 points apiece as Leek Manyuol and David Gabriel sunk 19 points and 12 points respectively for Juba. In the second match, Nairobi held off a brief rally from the Tanzanians to complete a good day for Kenyan sides in the competition. Nairobi won the first quarter 16-9 after dominating for the entire period. However, Dar es Salaam came into the second quarter strongly and won 23-14 to lead 32-30 at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Victor Odendo made a three-pointer for Nairobi to lead 33-32 but the Tanzanians tied 33-33 with a free shot. Arou Ramadhani (F) sunk a basket for Nairobi to break the deadlock and they went on to claim the quarter 32-19. Nairobi opened the biggest lead of 19 points in the fourth quarter at 80-61 and won 25-20. Kenya international Ligare scored 16 points for Nairobi while Brayan Muramba scored 20 for Dar es Salaam. On Monday, Dar es Salaam will play Kampala Red Stars at 6 pm. Six teams drawn from Nairobi, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Kampala, Juba and Dar es Salaam are featuring in the five-day tournament, which hasa prize kitty totalling Sh1.5 million. The top three teams will walk away with a cash prizes ranging between Sh 250,000 and Sh 620,000. Courtesy of: nation.co.ke
TM Rockets Go Down Fighting in Crucial Tie - 3 months ago
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Land Force laboured to beat TM Rockets 68-54 in an exciting First Division basketball Mini League match at the JMK court yesterday. The end-to-end game started at a crackling pace with both sides displaying impressive skills to the delight of fans. Though the prowess of both sides looked on equal terms, especially in aggressiveness, Land Force's better finishing gave them an edge [read more]
Land Force laboured to beat TM Rockets 68-54 in an exciting First Division basketball Mini League match at the JMK court yesterday. The end-to-end game started at a crackling pace with both sides displaying impressive skills to the delight of fans. Though the prowess of both sides looked on equal terms, especially in aggressiveness, Land Force's better finishing gave them an edge. TM Rockets pressed upfront relentlessly in search of points in the opening quarter, but their efforts could not stop the well-drilled Land Force from taking a 21-13 point lead at the end of it. They (TM Rockets) created more chances, but poor finishing was their main undoing. There was an interesting battle between playmakers Joseph Rai of TM Rockets and Land Force's Abdul Twalipo in the first two quarters. The duo played crucial roles in their teams' attacks, but it was Twalipo who slightly got the better of his opponent, thanks to cooperation with his more efficient teammates. TM Rockets' big men Joseph Petar and Said Dina posed a threat whenever they approached the Land Force hoop, but they were checked by the defence manned by John Petar and Ally Juma. The match's tempo somehow slowed down in the second quarter because of a series of fouls committed by players from both sides. With a lot of three pointers' exponents in their side, Land Force exploited their arsenals fully to race to 34-26 lead at half time. TM Rockets players lost steam thereafter and were easily succumbing to tight marking deployed by their opponents, who effectively used Joseph Rai for defending and initiating attacks. Speaking shortly after the game, a visibly overjoyed Land Force coach Haji Juma showered praise on his players, but admitted that TM Rockets played a "decent" game. "My players performed well once again against spirited opponents. TM Rockets have experienced and talented players, but I am delighted that my boys overcame such a strong team," he said. His TM Rockets counterpart James Pius conceded defeat, but pointed out that they could have won the game had it not been for his players to squander many scoring chances. "We lost to a better team, but we had our chances which we fluffed. Had my forwards been precise up front, we could have won the match," he said. Land Forces' Abdul Twalipo and Gwakisa Edgar, who posted 15 and 12 points respectively, contributed much to their team's victory. Courtesy of: thecitizen.co.tz
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