This archive report was first published on 1 July 2019.
On Sunday, July 1, 2019, Kenya's women's basketball team made a stunning comeback to defeat hosts Uganda 67-62 in the semi-finals of the Fiba Africa Zone five qualifiers at the Lugogo Indoor courts in Kampala.
The win marked a repeat of the games opener for the sole ticket to the African games to be staged in Morocco in August, where Kenya will face Egypt in the finals on Monday.
Earlier, Egypt had eliminated Rwanda in the semi-finals with a 78-73 win, while Uganda had beaten Kenya 66-46 in the last preliminary stage on Saturday.
Kenya's Felmas Koranga led the team to a 17-15 lead in the first quarter and continued to press their hosts, leading by 10 points at the break with the scores at 35-25.
Uganda's Jamila Zama came to life in the third quarter, but her trademark penetration shots and three-point shots were met with instant replies from Hilda Indasi, who scored 12 points for Kenya.
Finland-based professional Clare Lamunu top-scored for Uganda with 21 points, while Martha Soigi and Zama contributed 10 points each.
Kenya now faces Egypt in the finals at 5pm, while Egypt's men's team plays their last match against Tanzania from 3pm, before Uganda's men and Rwanda face off in the games' last match at 7pm.
