Kenya Ports Authority head coach Samuel Ocholla dey manage one disrupted lead-up to di Zone Five Club Basketball Championship for Tanzania afta di National Women's Basketball Premier League final against Equity Hawks don postpone for short notice. Di best-of-five series bin don schedule to open with back-to-back fixtures on Saturday and Sunday, wey go allow di Dockers to finish dia domestic campaign before dem travel go di regional event, wey go tip off on October 17.
"Di girls don ready to play, and we get very good preparations. We bin well prepared and we want to finish di league, put am behind us, and then focus for preparing for Zone Five. But, some things dey usually beyond our control," Ocholla tok.
KPA book dia place for di final by sweeping TH3 Swish 3-0 for di semi-finals, dem win 80-42, 62-49 and 83-42 across games wey dem play for Nyayo Gymnasium and Makande Gymnasium for Mombasa. Equity overturn Stanbic Aces 3-2, dem lose di opener 66-60 and Game Three 56-53 before dem respond with 68-36 win for Game Four and 82-64 victory for di decider. Di Hawks last win di domestic title for 2024, dem edge KPA 76-74 for Game Five overtime.
KPA win di Zone Five crown for 2023 and dem reach di Women's Basketball League Africa final for 2024, dem lose to Alexandria Sporting Club of Egypt. For 2025 dem finish third for di Zone Five qualifiers for Nairobi and sixth for di continental championship for Cairo. "We no fit afford to lose our rhythm because di final don postpone. We must remain ready anytime di new dates dey communicated," Ocholla add.
"Our objective don always be to defend di title," e tok.
