Top netball teams from Kenya and Uganda have confirmed their participation in this year’s East Africa Club Championship opening on Saturday at the National Indoor Stadium, it has been revealed.
Tanzania Amateur Netball Association (Chaneta) chairperson, Anna Kibira, yesterday named title-holders National Insurance Corporation (NIC) of Uganda and Kenya’s Ganeck as among 30 teams expected to battle it out for top honours during the championship.
“Netball fans should expect a major treat because all top teams in the region have confirmed their participation in the championship,” said Kibira.
“All teams are expected to arrive in Dar es Salaam two days before the tournament roars into life. “And preparations for the championship are on course. It is our hope that it will go down as one of the best international netball competitions Tanzania has ever hosted,” she added.
She appealed to institutions and individuals for support, saying they still need more financial support to make the regional event a success.
The other foreign teams lined up for the tournament are Moict, Kenyatta International Hospital and Western Stima (women) and Prisons all from Kenya.
Also on the list are Uganda’s KCCA, Prisons (women), Kampala University and Prisons (men). Tanzania mainland’s representatives in the event are JKT Mbweni, JKT Ruvu (Coast Region), Magereza of Morogoro, Jiji Arusha and Dar es Salaam’s Kazamoyo and Mangaya, which will compete in women’s and men’s categories.
Zanzibar will field five teams. They are JKU and Mafunzo which will take part in the women’s category, while the men’s sides are JKU, Police and Msambweni.
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