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FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers: Brave Somalia gives Kenyans real scare

Aerial Okal of Kenya Morans celebrates scoring against Somalia during their FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers match at Nyayo Gmnasium stadium in Nairobi on January 16, 2020 [Photo/Stafford Ondego]

No one saw this coming, at least, not the Kenyans.

A match against the less-fancied Somalia in their third match in the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers at Nyayo Gymnasium yesterday evening was supposed to be an easy stroll for the national basketball team, the Morans, but no, it wasn’t.

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