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How Bungoma girls have used basketball to build confidence

Fumbula Briana of Asumbi Girls (right) in action against Gloria Khaemba of St Joseph Girls Kitale during national basketball finals at Shimo La Tewa on April 9, 2025.[Washington Onyango, Standard]

When 17-year-old Abigail Opicho first watched basketball on her family's TV, she never imagined that one day, she'd be a rising star with the court becoming her second home.

Now, the Sirakaru Salvation Army Secondary School forward is a two-time Bungoma County Secondary School games basketball champion-and one of seven girls selected for the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) national Top 50 Under-20 camp.

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