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NAIROBI, July 29 -- KenyahasearneditsplaceintheBasketballAfricaLeague, whichistobelaunchedinJanuary.
ThisfollowstheirimpressiveperformanceattheFIBAAfroCanbasketballchampionshipinBamako, Mali, wheretheyfinishedsecondlosingtoDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo (DRC).
FIBAAfricapresidentAnibalManavehasassuredKenyaitwillbegivenachancetostepupandplayinthenewprofessionalleague, whichwillhave 12 teamsandisaninitiativeofNationalBasketballAssociation (NBA) andFIBAAfrica.
NationalteamcoachCliffOwuorconfirmedonMondayhehasbeengivenassurancebyManavethatKenyawillfeaturetogetherwithteamsfromAngola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, SouthAfricaandTunisia.
"IwascalledbyFIBAAfricapresidentAnibalManave, whoassuredmethathewashappywithKenya'sperformanceinMali. Weshowedwedeservedinclusioninthenewleague," OwuorsaidonMonday.
BeforetheMalitournament, Owuorsaid, Kenya'sperformanceinthecontinentwasnotimpressiveatallbutthingshavenowchanged.
"TheNBAwantedKenyatobepartofthenewly-introducedleaguebutFIBAAfricawasconcernedwithourrankings," saidOwuor.
"ButourperformancehashelpedusswayhisjudgmentbecausewehavesurprisedtopteamsandFIBAofficialsareimpressed. TheyhavenochoicenowbuttoofferKenyatheslot," addedOwuor.
KenyaonlylosttoDRCoutofthesixmatchesitplayed. TheybeatEgypt, Senegal, NigeriaandMoroccotoearntheirplaceonAfricatopbasketballtable.
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