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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> AFTER officially joining Braveheart of Malawi, Tanzanian player Amin Mkosa has now focused to showcase his skills during his team\u2018s pre-season matches in Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the \u2018africa-press\u2019 from Malawi, Mkosa said he was delighted to start new challenge with the Malawian giants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Thank God I have arrived here safely in a good health and looking forward for pre-season\u2019s encounter\u2019s outside the country,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Mkosa said they will soon travel to Zambia and Zimbabwe to play friend matches ready for the new season. He said that the basketball season in Malawi is scheduled to start in March so should be ready by then to help his team.<\/p>\n

Mkosa was supposed to join the Malawian giants last year, but his mission was halted by global Coronavirus pandemic that resulted to international travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

But time has now come for him to trade his basketball skills after signing a three-year contract.<\/p>\n

The former Power of Uganda player, Mkosa was lucky that his delay to join Malawian Club gave him a chance to serve the Dar-based Kurasini Heat and enabled the team to win both, the National Basketball (NBL) and Dar RBA League titles.<\/p>\n

He was also nominated Most Valuable Player (MVP) at NBL event. In his local basketball career, he also played for among others, Temeke team that finished second in the 2020 Taifa Cup held in Dodoma.<\/p>\n

Apart from landing basketball deal, his new club has also offered him a scholarship to pursue a marketing degree while in Malawi. Mkosa will boost his side ahead of participation in the Fiba Africa club championship to be staged next year.<\/p>\n

For three consecutive years, Bravehearts teams have emerged champions in the Central Zone Basketball League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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