体坛英语资讯：FIBA Africa assures Kenya slot in new Basketball Africa League
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="AfroCan">AfroCan</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bamako">Bamako</span>, <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>).</p><p><span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Anibal">Anibal</span> <span word="Manave">Manave</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> 12 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="NBA">NBA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Cliff">Cliff</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Manave">Manave</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Anibal">Anibal</span> <span word="Manave">Manave</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="deserved">deserved</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="league">league</span>," <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="sway">sway</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slot">slot</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Owuor">Owuor</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="played">played</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p>
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