体坛英语资讯：Kenya looking to create history on return to AfroBasket championship
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="AfroBasket">AfroBasket</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bamako">Bamako</span>, <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> 28.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="Angola">Angola</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>), <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1989, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Cliff">Cliff</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="after">after</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> 97-79 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kampala">Kampala</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="leverage">leverage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="departed">departed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bamako">Bamako</span>.</p><p><span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="AfroBasket">AfroBasket</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roster">roster</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span>.</p>
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