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KPA see off Les Hippos to book WBLA final ticket

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KPA's Aminata Samassekou (left) in action against Alexxus Divas of APR during their FIBA Women's Basketball League Africa 2025 Qualifiers at Nyayo Gymnasium on November 13, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

National League champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) yesterday survived a second-half scare to beat Burundi’s Les Hippos 89-81 in overtime to book their ticket to the 2025 Women Basketball League Africa (WBLA) final to be held in Cairo, Egypt.

The Dockers, who missed last year’s championship, are one of the teams from the Zone that will be battling for continental glory.

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