{"id":18591,"date":"2020-11-15T20:04:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=18591"},"modified":"2020-11-15T20:04:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T20:04:32","slug":"kilimanjaro-iringa-strike-gold-at-crdb-taifa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/kilimanjaro-iringa-strike-gold-at-crdb-taifa-cup","title":{"rendered":"KILIMANJARO, IRINGA STRIKE GOLD AT CRDB TAIFA CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: <i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>SULEIMAN JONGO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> AFTER losing to Rukwa in opener, Kilimanjaro eventually registered their first win of the CRDB Taifa Cup Basketball Championship by beating Tabora 67-63 in an entertaining game at Chinangali court here on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the winners started the first quarter on a wrong foot; going down to 8-19 that convinced their opponents of an easy victory at the end, but it was not.<\/p>\n<p>However, they came up from behind to win the second quarter by 26-13 and finish the first half leading 34-32. The third quarter was even tough as the two sides settled for a 15-all draw.<\/p>\n<p>The match was even tense in the last quarter as 19 seconds to time, the ground turned to be a \u2018battle grounds\u2019 each side scrambling for important points before the final whistle that eventually favoured Kilimanjaro to win 18-16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe match was tense and extremely exciting, but he who does not admit defeat is not a fighter,\u201d said Godfrey Swai of Tabora.<\/p>\n<p>He said they made worse \u2018turnovers\u2019 and their defensive was not much better in the last minutes of the game for their opponents to take the advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Frederick Emmanuel hit 70 points and Jeremiah Maghembe added 30 with Michael George supplementing others when Iringa demolished Singida by 110-32. Singida had nothing to offer from the onset, losing in the first set by 8-33.<\/p>\n<p>They made things even worse in the second quarter to lose by 2-22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a good game plan that made us more confident.\u201d \u201cOur game\u2019s spirit was high to win every department,\u201d said Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>He said that they stay focused on their yet another important today\u2019s match against Arusha.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Charles of Iringa said losing was part of the match but they will work on their mistakes to bravely face Unguja today.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mwanza women beat Morogoro 65-55 as Coast Region (women) outsmarted Iringa 41-26.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts, Dodoma had a bright Friday when they beat Morogoro and Arusha. In the men\u2019s category, Dodoma beat Morogoro by 68-61 points while in the women\u2019s discipline, Dodoma whipped Arusha by 69-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: SULEIMAN JONGO AfricaPress-Tanzania: AFTER losing to Rukwa in opener, Kilimanjaro eventually registered their first win of the CRDB Taifa Cup Basketball Championship by beating Tabora 67-63 in an entertaining game at Chinangali court here on Friday. 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