The Fiba Africa has set November as the new dates for Zone Five Club Championships.
According to the Daily Nation, the championships will either be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, kenya.
But Fiba Africa in a virtual meeting at the weekend gave the event a nod and allowed the Zone Five secretariat to choose between Nairobi Kenya and Dar es Salaam for the staging of the tournament.
Fiba Africa in a virtual meeting at the weekend gave the event a nod and allowed the Zone Five secretariat to choose between Nairobi Kenya and Dar es Salaam for the staging of the tournament.
The tournament’s defending champions are JKL Dolphins from Uganda who beat KPA in the final last year.
According to Gode, Tanzania had indicated they were ready to host the championships yet again after their country opened up the economy in June. The other East African countries are still in some form of lock-down.
Gode also confirmed that the Basketball Africa League preliminaries, which were due for this October, will now be staged in January next year with Ulinzi Warriors the sole Kenyan representative.
The tournament’s defending champions are JKL Dolphins from Uganda who beat KPA in the final last year.
According to Gode, Tanzania had indicated they were ready to host the championships yet again after their country opened up the economy in June. The other East African countries are still in some form of lock-down.
He appealed to the teams to start training in isolation as they await the government directive on resumption of sports.
Gode also confirmed that the Basketball Africa League preliminaries, which were due for this October, will now be staged in January next year with Ulinzi Warriors the sole Kenyan represe