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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya Ports Authority started their FIBA Africa Women’s Club Championship title defence on a roaring note, obliterating the Young Sisters of Burundi 69-42 at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Porters showed their intention from start in this Group ‘C’ game with a strong statement as soon as Victoria Reynolds opened the tally, sinking seven straight points.<\/p>\n

This gave KPA an early lift-off as they easily sailed away with a strong 19-1 cushion in the first half before things changed in the second stanza.<\/p>\n

The Burundians cut the advantage by tying the scores with a 19-19 deadlock but still trailed 38-20 at halftime. The third quarter belonged to Young Sisters as they battled hard and managed to take a surprise 14-12 edge going into the last quarter.<\/p>\n

But coach Anthony Ojukwu had a different tactical approach immediately after the last stanza got off. KPA outwitted them 19-8.<\/p>\n

“It was a good start but I had to give everybody a chance to show her case. That’s why the scores went back and fourth. Overall, I am happy with the Ayers who came from the USA and we will continue to work towards achieving our goal,” he said.<\/p>\n

Reynolds showed the way and ended up with 17 points while captain Natalie Akinyi recorded 10 for KPA. The losers were led by King Kristina who led with 10 points.<\/p>\n

The two Kenyan teams in this competition, KPA and Equity Bank Hawks have a break today (Tuesday) and resume action on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Today’s fixtures: APR v Wolkite, Alexandria Sporting v Nile Legends South Sudan) and REG (Rwanda) v Young Sisters (Burundi).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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