This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
On Friday morning, the Kenya Ports Authority women's basketball team departed for the Fiba Africa Zone Five Club Championships in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where they will face off against top teams in the region.
The team, known as the Dockers, has been on a strong run, completing the National Classic Basketball League regular season with an unbeaten home record.
They are expected to face stiff competition from defending champions Equity Bank, JKL Dolphins, and APR from Rwanda, but head coach Mike Opel is confident in his team's abilities.
Opel praised the team's performance, saying, "I have a very good team that should challenge for not only the regional title but the continental title as well."
He also highlighted the team's strong chemistry and tactics, saying, "We have worked on all the finer details about the team tactics and chemistry which give me a lot of hope as a coach."
The team includes several national team players, including Hilda Indasi, Selin Okumu, and Christine Akinyi, who are expected to lead the team to victory.
Equity Bank, the defending champions, will also be competing in the championships, with coach David Maina expressing confidence in his team's abilities.
"We have been training for a while and I must say the interbank that concluded a fortnight ago did well to further put the players into the correct shape for the championships," he said.
