Morans’ FIBA World Cup Africa Qualifiers to be beamed live

Kenya’s
‘Team Morans’ quest for qualification to the second round of the FIBA World Cup
Africa qualifiers to be televised on StarTimes.
The
upcoming Window 3 of the African Qualifiers is scheduled for Abidjan (Cote
d'Ivoire), Alexandria (Egypt) and Kigali (Rwanda) from July 1-3.
With
all groups having only played six out of their 12 matches the next 24 games
will be critical in determining the final teams that will be advancing into the
second round while keeping alive their dreams of reaching the FIBA Basketball
World Cup 2023.
Morans
started their quest to qualify for the global festival during Window One games
in Dakar, Senegal in February. Playing in Group D where they lost all three
games against DR Congo, Egypt and Senegal. They however stand a chance heading
to this third round as two wins in three matches will see them seal a place in
the final round of qualification matches.
Speaking
when he unveiled the fixtures, StarTimes Regional Marketing Director Mr.
Aldrine Nsubuga rallied Kenyans to support the national basketball team as the
upcoming fixtures will make or break ‘Team Morans’ chances of progressing to
the next stage.
“We
are promising basketball fans in Kenya all the live action at the comfort of
their homes, the upcoming fixtures will be tightly contested and we believe
with the support from home, our national team can proceed to the next stage,”
noted Nsubuga.
South
Sudan and Cote d’Ivoire are the only two teams left unbeaten suggesting more
twists and turns could be yet to unfold before the close of window three.
Five
African national teams will earn a spot in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
that's scheduled to take place from August 25th to September 10th 2023 in
Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
‘Team
Morans’ will face DR Congo on July 1 at 6pm, with the second fixture against
Egypt taking place on July 2 at 9pm.
Kenya will be targeting to at least achieve third position or better in Group D to advance to the second round of the African Qualifiers scheduled to start in the fourth window in August 2022.
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