3 X 3 basketball teams up preps ahead of Olympics qualifiers

National 3x3 basketball teams have intensified their training ahead of the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup, which will take place at the Cairo International Stadium in Al Qahirah, Egypt, from December 1 - 3.

The coach of the women's national team, Everlyne Kedogo, says she is confident the team will do well in the competition despite the fact that their training has been disrupted a couple of times due to the unavailability of Nyayo Stadium.

Kedogo says that despite the lack of enough 3x3 basketball courts to ease their preparations, they will strive to do well in Egypt while aiming to qualify for the Olympic next year in Paris, France.

"We have been progressing well with our training and we have been aiming to improve this team and we are getting stronger ready for the competition. The problem is that here in the stadium we are sharing the court with almost everybody including dancers, legislators and so on and so forth. You come here in the morning and you find another team training which waters down what you had planned for the day." Said Everlyne.

Her sentiments were echoed by men's team star player Larry Shivanga, who believes that their cooperation and teamwork in training will help them register good results in Cairo under the guidance of coach Zadock Adika.

"This year we have had a couple of tournaments which the U23's have participated in. We have been watching the games and have adjusted very well on the dos and don'ts in order to win more games than we have done before.” Said Shivanga.

The teams will leave the country this Wednesday night or Thursday morning for the competition, which is part of the Olympic qualifiers and will start on Friday, December 1st.