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Kenya’s Morans Bundled Out Of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

July 04, 2022

By Samuel Ouma The Kenya men’s basketball team, Morans' hopes of qualifying for the FIBA 2023 World Championship, have been dashed after a poor performance in qualifier matches held in Egypt over the weekend. Morans on Sunday suffered a 86-54 loss in the hands of Senegal in their final Group D match. The humiliating loss came a day after the host Egypt defeated them in their second match 39-72. Morans failed to honour their first match due to late arrival, resulting in a 20-00 walkover for opponents Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday's opening day. The team travelled to Egypt a day after the games began, thanks to the International Basketball Association Body FIBA, saving them from missing out due to a lack of funds due to the government's failure to assist them. Kenya finished at the bottom of the group with 5 points. Egypt, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have advanced to the next and final round of qualifiers, which will be held on August 26-28 this year and February 24-26, 2023. Five African national teams will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which will be held in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, 2023.  

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