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Basketball: Kenya Morans beat Tunisia

Thunder's Griffin Ligare (left) and Tiberius Menya of Ulinzi during KBF playoffs at Nyayo National Stadium, Gymnasium on Sunday, November 25, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

National men’s basketball team Kenya Morans coach Cliff Owuor is well over the moon following his charges fairytale run in the ongoing Fiba AfroCan tournament in Bamako, Mali.

Morans held their nerve to beat Tunisia 82-76 in the overtime period to set a date with Morocco in last night’s semi-final clash. The Kenyans shook off a slow start having fallen 65-82 to the Democratic Republic of Congo and fought their way into the last four.

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