By Julius Senyimba
Airtel National Basketball League (YMCA)
Women: Gladiators v KIU Rangers 6:30pm
Men: City Oil v Vegetarians 8:30pm
AFTER City Oils 75-65 win against last years finalists and six times champions Falcons, point guard Jimmy Enabu believes his side has to look at it as a stepping stone to bigger things. The Oil boys last Friday.
All we need is to dream big, the Falcons win was good but we have more games ahead and we have to win plenty of them [read more]
By Julius Senyimba Airtel National Basketball League (YMCA) Women: Gladiators v KIU Rangers 6:30pm Men: City Oil v Vegetarians 8:30pm AFTER City Oils 75-65 win against last years finalists and six times champions Falcons, point guard Jimmy Enabu believes his side has to look at it as a stepping stone to bigger things. The Oil boys last Friday. All we need is to dream big, the Falcons win was good but we have more games ahead and we have to win plenty of them. If we continue like this, we will put ourselves in the frame for the title, explained Enabu. City Oil return to action today in the second game of the day at YMCA, Wandegeya against follow promoted side Vegetarians. When the two teams met in Division One last year, City Oil reigned supreme and normal service expected to resume. Enabu got a taste of the national championship with DMark Power and wants aims to win it with his current employers. He believes that creating a bond with new recruits Ramadhan Arou from Sudan and center Kami Kabange from Rwanda will be the catalyst. We are yet to play as a team but it is just a matter of training hard and playing more games together for us to understand each other better. Our team has good players and all we need to be one, Enabu added. Vegetarians are yet to register their first league win and it is difficult to imagine them getting anything out of this game. Meanwhile, in the ladies encounter, powerhouses KIU Rangers will take on lowly Gladiators in the first game of the day. Courtesy of: http://basket-in-africa.blogspot.com
YMCA Gladiators Vs KIU Rangers 6:30pm Nkumba Marines Vs City Oilers 8:30pm A win against a big team stamps our place and quest Jimmy Enabu said after City Oilers 75-65 win over Falcons last Friday. The guard along with the high-octane Oilers will be back on the floor this evening with reams of confidence to face struggling Nkumba Marines whose only season win came in the opening fixture against relegation bound Vegetarians [read more]
YMCA Gladiators Vs KIU Rangers 6:30pm Nkumba Marines Vs City Oilers 8:30pm A win against a big team stamps our place and quest Jimmy Enabu said after City Oilers 75-65 win over Falcons last Friday. The guard along with the high-octane Oilers will be back on the floor this evening with reams of confidence to face struggling Nkumba Marines whose only season win came in the opening fixture against relegation bound Vegetarians. Oilers (2-1) have scored at least 65 points in every game while their opponents, Marines (1-2) have at most put up 64 points. Big men Ramadhan Arou, Kami Kabange and Andrew Okello are imperious at the defensive end for Oilers. Brian Sivachi who is averaging 20.6 points for Nkumba has to be at his best to better any of the three at the post. The center gets little help from teammates and this nearly guarantees a big loss. Gladiators will meanwhile face KIU Rangers in the womens top division. Both teams are struggling offensively and have each won a single game this season. Gladiators (1-2) blew out school side, Nabisunsa while Rangers held off A1 Challenge on the weekend. Rangers won both fixtures against Gladiators last season including a walk-over. Courtesy of: http://basket-in-africa.blogspot.com
Oilers at full strength for Falcons tie - May 19, 2013
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City Oilers Steven Okello (R) tries to find a way past Power skipper Isaac Afidra in the mens topflight league opener. PHOTO BY ISMAIL KEZAALA We surely havent seen the best of the much-debated City Oilers. Neither have we seen the best of Falcons. This is mainly because they havent put their best team on the floor yet.
Tonight at Lugogo, they both could field their best sides as they meet for the first time in the Airtel Basketball League [read more]
City Oilers Steven Okello (R) tries to find a way past Power skipper Isaac Afidra in the mens topflight league opener. PHOTO BY ISMAIL KEZAALA We surely havent seen the best of the much-debated City Oilers. Neither have we seen the best of Falcons. This is mainly because they havent put their best team on the floor yet.
Tonight at Lugogo, they both could field their best sides as they meet for the first time in the Airtel Basketball League. Division Two champions City Oilers didnt have big men Ramadhan Arou and Kami Kabange as their clearances had not come through.
Both missed the opener which they lost to five-time champions DMark Power 68-65. Arou was cleared in time for the 102-44 rout of Miracle Eagles, scoring a game-high 26 points.
Kami will play for us for the first time, coach Mandy Juruni , who joined from champions Warriors in the off-season, told Daily Monitor. The Rwandese centre will be facing his former employers as he played for record champions Falcons three years ago.
He adds a lot. He is an all-round big man who can play away from the paint. He has a very good understanding of the game and also runs the floor, Juruni added. Like has been the norm in recent years, Falcons grow their team with time.
Tanzanian guard Abdullahi Ramadhan (Dulah) and Kenyan centre Philip Ameny are back and Falcons thin squad must feel relieved. I am here again to play for the title, as usual, Dulah, in his typical dismissive style, said. The pair, part of the Falcons who reached the finals last year, for the first time since 2008, returned this week and their presence despite the obvious unfitness should help. Courtesy of: http://basket-in-africa.blogspot.com
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