Savio eyes Fiba Zone V title

Wait for title prolonged for at least another year

Tanzania will field two teams at the forthcoming Fiba Zone Five African Championship planned to get underway in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa from August 25 to 31.

Savio head coach Dassy Makula expects a positive approach from his troops ahead of their title defence in the 2015 National Basketball League.

Three local clubs are fighting for African supremacy as the 21th edition of the FIBA Africa Zone V Club Championships take place in Kigali, Rwanda.

The regional championship gets underway tomorrow

Maria Sharapova has warned her Wimbledon title rivals she is peaking just in time to take advantage of Serena Williams’ stunning exit.

>Arusha Gymkhana Club starlet Omary Sulle has embarked on ‘special’ training, vowing to leave an indelible mark at the U14 African Junior Championship slated for Nairobi, Kenya.

Mkutano Mkuu wa Shirikisho la mpira wa kikapu Barani Africa umemalizika nchini Madagascar,ambapo katika mkutano huo alichaguliwa Rais mpya wa FIBA Africa ambaye ni Ndg. Humane Niang kutoka nchini Mali, pia Ndg. Hisham El Hariri kutoka Misri alichaguliwa kuwa Rais wa FIBA Africa zone V. Pichani Ndg. Niang akipongezwa na baadhi ya Wajumbe waliohudhulia Mkutano huo akiwepo Ndg. Phares Magesa (katikati).

Tanzania’s representatives in the FIBA Africa Nations Zone5 Qualifiers, Savio and Don Bosco started the event on the wrong foot, after losing their respective opening matches at Amahoro Petit Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda .