Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Dodoma men out of Barrick Gold Cup

Dodoma men`s basketball team yesterday bowed out of the ongoing Barrick Gold Cup after losing two games.

Ruvuma hit them 57-56 in the match played at the Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday morning.

Top scorers for Ruvuma, who were nailed by Dar es Salaam 80-30 on Sunday, were Himid Choka who scored 20 points and Mkumbo Mgendi (23).

Dar es Salaam hit Dodoma 78-27 in the opening match on Sunday. Dodoma had won one match only, against Morogoro.

Shinyanga hit Ruvuma 42-34 in the women`s game played yesterday. Wema Martin and Tina Kabanda scored 17 and 10 points respectively for Shinyanga.

Morogoro hammered Mwanza 32-25 in another women`s match. Top scorers for the winners were Sajda Ahmeid who scored 16 points andNina Mlinga (6).

Mwanza men`s crashed Tanga 63-43 and Dodoma won 75-51 against Morogoro after the end of Monday matches.

The championships continue today when Morogoro play Ruvuma, Dar es Salaam vs Mwanza, Tabora vs Tanga, Kilimanjaro vs Shinyanga, Coast Region vs Mbeya and Arusha vs Mwanza. Ruvuma and Coast Region will meet in the women�s duel.

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