Afrobasket Qualifiers Moved

THE Zimbabwe senior women basketball team is now expected to take on Mozambique and South Africa in the AfroBasket qualifiers which have been moved to March 7 to 12 in Maputo, Mozambique. The qualifiers were initially supposed to run from March 3 to 12 with 10 countries participating. But they will now be held over six days after only three countries -- hosts Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe -- confirmed their participation. The top team automatically qualifies for the finals, joining Angola, who have already booked their place at the AfroBasket Championships in Mali later this year. National teams' general manager, Charmaine Chamboko, confirmed the development and said they will announce the new travelling date for the team in due course as well as the team's final camp. The senior women side was scheduled to regroup last weekend for their final preparations in Bulawayo with departure set for today, but had to adjust their programme. Chamboko indicated that financial constraints have been their major setback. The team met twice over the weekend as part of their build-up to the competition.
Courtesy of: herald.co.zw