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How Bungoma girls have used basketball to build confidence

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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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