Six women's KBF sides lock horns in TBB tournament

Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) women's league side Zetech University takes on Storms in a league-cum-tournament match at Nyayo Indoor Arena as six women's league teams take part in a one-day tournament aimed at celebrating women in sports. 

African Guarantee Fund and KBF are, on Saturday, 26 June, holding a basketball tournament dubbed The Basketball Battlefield (TBB) Queen’s edition which brings six teams up against each other to find one winner. 

Zetech University, Storms and Eagle Wings play in one pool whose group stage matches are at Nyayo while Equity Hawks, Strathmore Swords and University of Nairobi (UoN) Dynamites are in another pool that plays their group matches at Strathmore grounds. 

"We had an agreement with Storms to make our group stage make also a league match. This was agreed upon as both teams had tested for Covid-19 as per the league's guidelines before the league action was postponed. The rest of the day we will be doing our best to win the tournament. It is a good platform to work on our match fitness as the league gains traction," said Zetech coach Maurice Obilo. 

The tournament is set up to celebrate women in sports by showcasing what ladies can do in this century by balancing between work, households, motherhood, school and sports.

Meanwhile, a communique from the KBF competitions committee indicated that games scheduled for Saturday 26 June and Sunday 27 June had been cancelled to a later date.

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"The league committee will have a meeting so as to find ways on how we can resume fully as per the requirements from the Government towards the protocols laid down to the person's involved in the games. We do apologise for any inconveniences caused," the communication read in part.