Felmas Koranga in action for Kenya at Afrobasket. [Courtesy]Kenya bounced back from a disappointing first match lose to Rwanda to defeat South Sudan 66-48 in game two of the 2021 Women’s Fiba AfroBasket Zone Five qualifiers played in Rwanda on Tuesday. Lioness, as Kenya is commonly referred to, dominated the opening three quarters to lead 16-9, 10-5 and 21-10 in the first, second and third quarters before South Sudan took the last final quarter 24-19. Troy university’s Koranga would drop seven points in the third quarter as Kenya Lioness opened a 23 point gap by the end of the quarter in a massive 47-24 lead. Despite a late attempt by south Sudan to narrow the scores, Kenya held on to win 66-48 in the final quarter where Koranga added six points as Reynolds and Ouma added four points.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2021 15:56 UTC