Kenya Lionesses finished third at the Africa Zone Five Basketball tournament in Uganda after defeating South Sudan
The Kenya women’s national basketball team won 64-30 to clinch the bronze medal on Sunday, February 19.
Lionesses, the Africa Zone Five defending champions, relinquished their title after dropping to the third place play-off to Egypt.
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Finishing third also meant that the Lionesses dream of qualification to the FIBA Afrobasket and the Africa Games went up in flames.
Kenya's star in the tournament was 19-year-old Medina Okot who was named in the All-Tournament team.
Hosts Uganda suffered a 74-65 defeat to Egypt in the final of FIBA Africa Zone 5.
Egypt booked its ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket that will be held in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Egyptian queens joined Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Cameroon and Rwanda who had already qualified.
The 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket tournament is scheduled for July 28, to August 6, 2023.
According to FIBA, some national teams are currently preparing to launch their bid for a spot in the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2023, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2024 Women's Pre-Olympic Qualifiers.
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