USIU Flames announce roster in build up to FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016
NAIROBI (FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016) - A year ago Sarah Zeinab Chan made a splash at FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women (ACCW) making it to the All-tournament team.
NAIROBI (FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women 2016) - A year ago Sarah Zeinab Chan made a splash at FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women (ACCW) making it to the All-tournament team.
As the United States International University (USIU) Flames confirm the preliminary roster for the upcoming ACCW - scheduled to run from 25 November to 4 December in Maputo, Mozambique - a lot more is expected from the 30-year-old power forward.
| USIUS Flames preliminary roster for FIBA Africa Champions Cup Women 2016 | |||
| Aurelia Achieng | Ruphina Akinyi | Maureen Andalia | Zeinab Chan Liol |
| Cynthia Irankuda | Rachel Kinyanjui | Lisa Mayienga | Esther Mwangi |
| Diana Nikuze | Doreen Nyagah | Cylia Ochieng | Clarice Odhiambo |
| Zipporah Odhiambo | Angela Okoth | Georgia Otieno | Melissa Otieno |
Although the Kenyans - who finished runners-up in the ACCW Zone 5 qualifier - they look at the Maputo showpiece as an opportunity of improving from the last year, in which they ranked 10th in the 12-team tournament.
ACCW 2015 All-Star Five - from left to right: Maimouna Diarra (Senegal), Sarah Zeinab Chan (South Sudan), Ana Suzana Jaime (Mozambique), Leia Dongue (Mozambique) and Italee Lucas (Angola)
“This year with the presence of veteran post player Angela Okoth and the support she will give Sarah Chan in the front court we expect to crack the Quarter-Finals hurdle," said recently to FIBA.com, Abel Nson, the team's head coach.
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