FAIR PLAY: Former KCC sports secretary Florence Nkalubo (right) hands over a trophy to Nairobi City basketball men’s team captain Ancette Wafula at Lugogo on Sunday
By Gloria Kyomugisha
Men
Nairobi 68 Dar es Salaam 57
Women
Nairobi 62 Kampala 57
Third place
Kampala A (men)
Dar es Salaam (women)
PINT-SIZED forward Peter Kiganya grabbed a game-high 16 points and 18 rebounds as the Nairobi team humbled Dar es Salaam 68-57 to lift the East and Central Africa Inter-cities basketball championship title at Lugogo, Sunday.
Kiganya helped Nairobi pull away for an 8-point lead before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Ancette Wafula then took over scoring 16 points for Nairobi.
Nairobi eliminated Mwanza 81-42 while Dar es Salaam beat Kampala A 65-64 at the semi-final stage.
Nairobi women emulated their men’s team rallying behind Hilda Luvandwa and Angela Luchivya to claim the women’s title after a 62-57 defeat of Kampala City Council.
Luvandwa led Nairobi with 16 points as Luchivya notched 10 points, 3 assists and five boards.
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