The Kenya Morans basketball team is gearing up to participate in the second edition of the AFROCAN basketball tournament, scheduled to take place from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, July 16.

The tournament will be held at the renowned Kilamba Arena, located on the outskirts of Luanda.

Kenya Morans Pool

The pools for the tournament have been confirmed, with four games scheduled per day during the Group Phase, which will take place from July 8 to July 10.

The pools for the tournament have been announced, with Kenya Morans placed in Pool A alongside Gabon and Cote d’Ivoire.

Pool B consists of Angola, Nigeria, and Mali. Morocco, Tunisia, and Rwanda make up Pool C, while Pool D comprises the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Cameroon.

Kenya Morans’ impressive performance in the first edition sets high expectations for their performance in this year’s competition.

Kenya, the runners-up from the previous edition, will kick off the tournament by facing Cote d’Ivoire in an exciting opening match.

Defending champions, the Democratic Republic of Congo, will also be competing in the tournament, aiming to retain their title

The tournament format includes group stages followed by the Final Phase. The winners of each group will advance directly to the Quarter-Finals, while the teams finishing in second and third place will compete in the Qualification for the Quarter-Finals on July 12.

The Final Phase of the 2023 FIBA AfroCan will commence on July 12, with the ultimate winner of the tournament being declared on July 16.

The tournament fixtures for the initial days have also been released. On the opening day, Kenya will face off against Cote d’Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of Congo will take on Cameroon. Other matches include Rwanda versus Tunisia and Angola versus Mali.

AFROCAN Pools:

Pool A: Kenya, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire Pool B: Angola, Nigeria, Mali Pool C: Morocco, Tunisia, Rwanda Pool D: Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Cameroon

Fixtures:

Saturday, July 8, 2023

• Kenya vs Cote d’Ivoire (11:30 am EAT)
• Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cameroon
• Rwanda vs Tunisia
• Angola vs Mali

Sunday, July 9, 2023

• Cote d’Ivoire vs Gabon
• Morocco vs Rwanda
• Mali vs Nigeria
• Cameroon vs Mozambique

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Monday, July 10, 2023

• Gabon vs Kenya -(12:30 EAT)
• Mozambique vs Democratic Republic of Congo
• Tunisia vs Morocco
• Nigeria vs Angola

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

• Rest day

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

• Qualification matches for the Quarter-Finals

Thursday, July 13, 2023

• Quarter-Finals

Friday, July 14, 2023

• Classification matches and Semi-Finals

Saturday, July 15, 2023

• Final match and 5th-7th place matches