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Sadili team reaches the final in the Basketball charity event

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Sadili Oval basketball team barely lost this month's Entertainment with Fun for Charity (EFC) tournament with 24 – 23 against Far East. The team however did not finish the match without remarkable score points.   This being the first EFC tournament in 2016, the turn up was huge and a total of ten teams registered for the same. The event took place at the Nyayo National Stadium Basketball Gymnasium on Saturday, 4 th , June 2016. Sadili Oval players (from left) : Jensen R.W, Chris Oluk, Bobby Onyango, Liban Husein, Brian Oyoo and Zack Okong'o. Missing in the picture is Faheem Juma. The players were among the teams in pool B and they managed to put a record of 42 – 11 in the battle against CBA before qualifying for the final match. Other teams in pool B included; Sunrise, MKB and Far East. Pool A teams included; Riara, Imara All Stars, Raptors, Wolf Pack and EFC. The Sadili’s own passionate basketball player and coach, Mr. Robert Bosire said that the boys have not had their tra...

Slum Basketball Tournament Showcases Kids' Talent

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Children under WASH program from Kibera slum were treated to a basketball tournament  at Sadili Oval's dusty Kibera tennis and basketball court on Saturday 28th, May, 2016. The basketball tournament was organized by Sadili Oval staff among them were coaches Asha Adongo and Trizah Mboya. Coach Adongo takes the captains through note-flipping method to determine which team starts the tournament. 52 talented and excited children between 8 and 12 years turned up for the tournament which kicked off at 3pm as Coach Adongo introduced a flipping – note method to determine which team would start. The kids were divided into two teams; Blue team and Red team respectively, each team was composed of seven players and two bench-servers from each side. Among the spectators was the Kibera tennis court caretaker, Mr. Wasonga who enjoyed the tournament throughout. Some of the kids could not manage to sit down long enough when the Blue team scored their first goal instead they broke into a dance to c...

Malezi Bball qualifies for Langata District Finals and County!

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Sadili's Malezi Hawks today qualified for Langata District Secondary Schools Sports Association finals after trouncing Sunshine Secondary in the semi-finals. Says Coach Amoko, "This was an exciting moment as a majority of the team are new young recruits averaging 14 years old, and just beginning to feel their game in basketball. We are still building a team for the future. What happens at the finals will just be another chance to build our game, so it won't matter whether we win or lose". Well done Malezi!  Cheers! Sunshine10:07:05:04 Total - 26 points malezi.   12:15:14:07 Total - 48 points Top scorers were: 1.Martin Manaa - 15 points  2. James Gok-13 points 3. Dennis Karani-13 points

Sadili Basketball Academy Kenya: MALEZI PROGRESS TO METROPOLITAN LEAGUE!

Sadili Basketball Academy Kenya: MALEZI PROGRESS TO METROPOLITAN LEAGUE! : Finalists at County and District Winners, Malezi Varsity team, proved themselves today at Upperhill School, when they played two back-to-...