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Kenya’s dream basketball trophy bounces to Uganda

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By Elizabeth Mburugu in Arusha | Aug 25, 2019

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Buddo Secondary School’s Ronald Innocent (left) and Aziz Kayondo of Chitende Secondary School during18th edition of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Games at Uhasibu in Arusha, Tanzania on Saturday, 24 Aug 19, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya’s hope of reclaiming the East Africa Secondary Schools games boys’ basketball crown crash landed yesterday when finalists Dagoretti High fell to Uganda’s Buddo as the 2019 showpiece ended here.

Although they were thirsting to end a five-year-old trophy drought, Dagoretti High could not handle the pressure as they lost to 2018 finalists Buddo Secondary School from Uganda in a tense but entertaining final at Arusha Accountancy College basketball courts.

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