Brave Hearts Basketball Challenge Cup - Dream Team Keeps Dream Alive

Newly promoted Central Zone Basketball League (Cezobal) League-A side Dream Team kept their dream of landing a national title alive after causing a major upset at the ongoing K2.6 million Brave Hearts Basketball Challenge tournament with a 70-63 beating of League A outfit Pirates at Civo Basketball Court on Sunday. Bankrolled by Lilongwe based sister companies G.Y Imports & Exports and Dr Print, the tournament threw off on Saturday at ABC indoor court with visiting teams Mikoko from Southern Zone Bastball League (Sozobal) and Pistons from Northern Zone Basketball League (Nozobal) all eliminated at the quarterfinal stage. Mikoko went down 48-70 against Bunda Buffaoes while Pistons lost 76-54 against tournament hosts Brave Hearts. During the second set of quarterfinals on Sunday, Bayonets defeated fellow Cezobal opponents 80-57 before Dream Team completed the semi-final list after upsetting Pirates. Dream Team coach Ben Chiwawa described the victory as a motivation for the newly promoted side to reach greater heights.
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