Mozambique beat Kenya Morans in Afrobasket qualifiers
Kenya Morans' Valentine Nyakinda dunks during their 2021 Fiba Afrobasket qualifier against Mozamvique at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports Complex in Yaounde on Fenbruary 21, 2021.
What you need to know:
- They put the game beyond the reach of Kenya with another 24 -11 performance in the third quarter increasing their lead to 60-32.
- Other scorers for Mozambique were Fernando Selfano (11 points) and Helbon Ubisse (10), while Joel Awich was Kenya's top scorer with 11 points and Valentine Nyakinda (7).
In Yaounde
Kenya Morans on Sunday put up a lacklustre performance to go down 71-44 in their last group B game of the second round of the Afrobasket qualifiers at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports Complex here in Yaounde.
The game, which was a dead rubber after Kenya booked the third spot and a ticket to the Afrobasket finals following their memorable 74-73 victory over Angola on Saturday night, saw coach Elizabeth Mills rest Tylor Okari, who has been nursing an hamstring injury, a move that slowed down the team's offense,
Mozambique, who had point guard Manuel Kendal star with a game high 15 points, led 15-13 in the first quarter and 36-23 at the break.
They put the game beyond the reach of Kenya with another 24 -11 performance in the third quarter increasing their lead to 60-32.
Other scorers for Mozambique were Fernando Selfano (11 points) and Helbon Ubisse (10), while Joel Awich was Kenya's top scorer with 11 points and Valentine Nyakinda (7).
