{"id":17962,"date":"2020-11-21T20:12:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T20:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=17962"},"modified":"2020-11-21T20:12:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T20:12:32","slug":"owuor-names-final-12-man-kenya-morans-squad-ahead-of-afrobasket-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/owuor-names-final-12-man-kenya-morans-squad-ahead-of-afrobasket-qualifiers","title":{"rendered":"Owuor names final 12-man Kenya Morans squad ahead of AfroBasket Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Washington Onyango<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The final list of the Kenya national basketball team set to play in the AfroBasket Qualifiers from November 25 is out.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Morans head coach Cliff Owuor on Friday named a 12-man squad for Fiba Afrobasket qualifiers to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from Wednesday next week.<\/p>\n<p>All the six foreign-based professionals have made the team among them Preston Bungei who will be playing for Morans for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the team is Ronnie Gundo who arrived on Thursday from his Spain base while Tylor Okari and Desmond Owili are expected over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the 12-man squad include Fahim Juma of Thunder, Bush Wamukota of Rwanda Partriots, Valentine Nyakinda of KPA, Fidel Okoth of Strathmore University Blades, Algeria-based Airel Okal, Victor Bosire and Eric Mutoro of Ulinzi.<\/p>\n<p>However, Morans captain Griffin Ligare was a surprise omission from the 12-member team.<\/p>\n<p>The free-scoring Ligare who has been the team&#8217;s mainstay in the back court has been left behind due to work commitments.<\/p>\n<p>His place has been taken by Kenya Ports Authority utility player Victor Odendo.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Owuor said Ligare who is a teacher by profession could not get a release from his place of work.<\/p>\n<p>The team is set to leave the country on Sunday (tomorrow) for Kigali ahead of their opening match against Senegal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Morans are in group &#8216;B&#8217; of the qualifiers which also has Senegal, Mozambique and Angola.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Morans Squad<\/p>\n<p>Point guard<\/p>\n<p>Victor Bosire (Ulinzi Warriors)<\/p>\n<p>Eric Mutoro (Ulinzi Warriors)<\/p>\n<p>Shooting guards<\/p>\n<p>Tylor Okari (Bakkan Bears-Denmark)<\/p>\n<p>Fahim Juma (Thunder)<\/p>\n<p>Victor Odendo (KPA)<\/p>\n<p>Small forwards<\/p>\n<p>Valentine Nyakinda (KPA)<\/p>\n<p>Airel Okal (Algeria)<\/p>\n<p>Fidel Owuor ( Strathmore)<\/p>\n<p>Forwards<\/p>\n<p>Desmond Blacio Owili (Australia)<\/p>\n<p>Preston Bungei (unattached)<\/p>\n<p>Ronnie Gundo( unattached)<\/p>\n<p>Bush Wamukota ( Patriots Rwanda)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Washington Onyango AfricaPress-Kenya: The final list of the Kenya national basketball team set to play in the AfroBasket Qualifiers from November 25 is out. Kenya Morans head coach Cliff Owuor on Friday named a 12-man squad for Fiba Afrobasket qualifiers to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from Wednesday next week. 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