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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Former champions Ulinzi Warriors take on Lakeside in a Kenya National Basketball League (KNBL) clash as Manyatta Arab courts in Kisumu on Sunday. The soldiers, who are joint top with Equity Bank Dumas on 32 points, having played a game more, will go into this game well aware of the fact that it was this fixture that complicated matters for them last year.<\/p>\n

Warriors\u2019 assistant coach Esther Butali says they are prepared for the test ahead. A win will be a morale booster for Ulinzi, who are eyeing top spot ahead of the playoffs. The soldiers will, however, miss the services of one of the team\u2019s mainstays and most experienced leader in centre Antony Bwire, who lost his father.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have last year\u2019s loss in mind and we have prepared accordingly now that we are going to play them at their comfort zone,\u201d noted Butali, adding: \u201cWe are not underestimating them. We respect them and we shall give it our best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys are prepared. The energy levels in training have been high and quite encouraging to us as the technical bench. The players have to step in and play for Bwire and by all means give him this win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lakeside will on Saturday host Eldonet Platinum who are lying fifth with 26 points in a men\u2019s game. Dave Michael\u2019s Lady Bucks will also welcome Eldonets as the two hope to move off the relegation log.<\/p>\n

At the United States International University (USIU) courts in Nairobi, University of Nairobi Terrorists play Kenyatta University Pirates as UoN Dynamites also tackle Storms.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Mike Oluoch\u2019s Africa Nazarene University Wolfpacks and Panthers will play home sides Eldonets Platinum and Eldonets at the Uasin Gishu Primary School backyard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have trained well, but a lot of factors come into play in away matches, but we will not talk about that. We will remain focused on the job at hand as we go for nothing but maximum points,\u201d said Oluoch.<\/p>\n

In Nairobi, Thunder who last week lost to top guns Ulinzi Warriors and Equity Bank, will meet relegation-doomed Zetech University Titans as KU face Umoja and Storms take on Zetech University Sparks.<\/p>\n

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