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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya Lionesses booked their ticket to FIBA Africa Women’s Championships in Cameroon when they beat Egypt 99-83 in the Fiba Africa Zone Five qualifiers final played in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Lionesses, who made it to the final by outplaying hosts Rwanda 79-58 on Friday, took the game by the horn and played their hearts out.<\/p>\n

They took a lead they did not relinquish to the end and took care of the Egyptians, who had rallied from 25 points down to win 107-106 in their preliminary round encounter.<\/p>\n

“We had a shaky start but adjusted after scouting came up strong,” said Victoria Reynolds, who was named the event\u2019s Most Valuable Player (MVP).<\/p>\n

Assistant coach Mike Opel said: “We played well against Egypt, who have been a thorn in our flesh for years. We were persistent and never gave up. ”<\/p>\n

Kenya led 29-24 in the first quarter and went to the break holding a 50-42 advantage. In the third quarter the scores stood at 77-69 and the game was theirs to lose.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan back court trio of Melissa Akinyi, Natalie Akinyi and Reynolds stood tall. They played their hearts out in the win.<\/p>\n

At the front court, Mercy Wanyama and Felmas Koranga were unstoppable on the paint. Koranga bagged the Best Power Forward award.<\/p>\n

Going to the final, Lionesses had lost two games in the preliminary rounds, going down 77-45 to hosts Rwanda to add to the 107-106 heartbreak they suffered against the Egyptians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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