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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Former champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)\u00a0have gone for experience as the club looks to maintain its ascendancy to power when the\u00a0Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League\u00a0begins on January 15.<\/p>\n

KPA\u00a0men’s basketball coach Sammy Kiki said he has blended his team with experienced and youthful players ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n

The tactician added that he has poached Umoja\u2019s forward Nick Ogol and Thunder\u2019s shooting guard Fidel Muga. Also, the dockers have lured into their ranks former Dagoretti Secondary School basketball team captain Churchill Ondoro.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in the process of signing Congolese shooting guard Michael Kazunguzibwe,\u201d said Kiki, adding that they are also chasing two Ugandan players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect Keegan Oyugi, who left the team last season for the US, to rejoin sometime in June next year,\u201d added Kiki.<\/p>\n

However, the coach said Paul Ekiru, who played for\u00a0KPA\u00a0last year, has left the team for further studies at Kampala University, in Uganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team is intact and the focus is to reclaim the title. With the current team, we are looking forward to a good season,\u201d said the former national team player.<\/p>\n

Kiki said he has released a training program to all players who will be training individually during the Christmas and New Year period before assembling for team training in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no time to waste as the league is set to start in the next 30 days. We must fast-track our training plans and ensure all players are in top shape before then,\u201d said Kiki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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