| Basketball Team in Five Day African Championships | |
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national basketball team will take part in a five-day African Championships
qualifiers to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 30. Lesotho will be represented in both men and women's categories in the eight nations tournament. Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) secretary general Francis Koma has expressed confidence in the country's performance at the tournament as eight of their players feature in South African basketball clubs. 'With the experience they have, we hope they will spur on our players to do well,' he said. Koma said as part of preparations for the tournament, they played two international friendly games against Port Elizabeth and Free State provincial teams, winning one and losing the other. He however sad the women's team experienced problems during training as some of their players live in Mafeteng and Mohale's Hoek. 18 May 2005 |
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| source: LENA |