Kenyan star Okall: Locked down and homesick in Algeria- April 16, 2020
POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
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The Kenya men's basketball team player Ariel Okall (203-F-90) was just settling in to his new team Union Sportive Setifienne in Algeria before the coronavirus pandemic struck and he found himself in the midst of a countrywide lockdown. The Morans power forward became a prisoner in his house and has not left for close to a month, receiving his supplies at his doorstep from his club in Setif, south east of the Algerian capital Algiers. Okall who signed a professional basketball deal with Union Sportive Setifienne has been forced to alter his sleeping routine, going to bed at 4am and waking up at midday and staying awake for the rest of the day. He has only played four times for the team since he penned a deal. 'My club participates in the top tier league, the Algerian basketball division one league, and they have been in the finals for the Algerian cup for three years. For a young club that is a big achievement,' the 29-year-old told Citizen TV. The first case of coronavirus was reported in Algeria towards the end of February, triggering the start of an all familiar trend that has been witnessed around the globe. It started with a trickle with the Algerian government announcing at least three cases every day before a blow-up that pushed the numbers 1 on February 25 to over 1800 by April 11. Over 200 deaths have been recorded during that period, forcing the government was forced to take drastic measures. |
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