Storms lead foreign attack on Abe Linc

Dec 08, 2004

<br>EXCITEMENT is building up over the local and foreign team clashes in the Abe Lincoln international basketball tournament slated for December 10-12 at the YMCA and MUK pool courts.

By Gloria Kyomugisha

EXCITEMENT is building up over the local and foreign team clashes in the Abe Lincoln international basketball tournament slated for December 10-12 at the YMCA and MUK pool courts.

Defending champions, Sprite Storms will today lead a 12-team entry from Kenya and Tanzania to Kampala for the 12th edition of the event.

The event that has attracted teams from eight countries will have flood-lit matches being played with the first ever cheer leading squad performing in-between games that will be played late into the nights.

Hosts Rhino Athletics Club’s (RAC) Ronnie Kalule named the foreign teams as Sprite Storms, Barclays Bank, Mabombo, Mombasa Combined, Nazareen University, KPA, Nairobi Select, Sprite Stormers, JKT, Vijana, Oilers, Cargo Ladies and Harleys as to have confirmed participation in the event.

Rhinos, Falcons, Power, Marines, KIU and Miracle will represent Uganda.

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