TALENTED Manicaland Basketball Association Mercenaries player Moses Muyambo says he is eager to justify his inclusion in the final 20 Zimbabwe senior men’s basketball team that is set to represent the country at the 28th edition AfroBasket 2015 Championship.
BY our correspondent
The AfroBasket 2015 will be held from August 19 to 30 in the Tunisian cities of Nabeul and Tunis and serves as a qualifying event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Zimbabwe qualified for the prestigious tournament early this year for the first time after beating regional powerhouse South Africa 66-64 in the final of the qualifiers in Bulawayo.
Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ) named the final team recently and Muyambo, who is also making a move from Mutare’s giants Mercenaries to national champions JBC in Harare, said he was happy with his inclusion in the national team for the first time.
“I am really excited after being named in the final team that will represent the country next month in Tunisia. The team is full of stars and if you are named in such a team there is a big reason to smile and also, this is my time to shine. I think locally I have gained a lot of experience,” he said.
“I have been working hard and we have won various titles with Mercenaries in Mutare. But now I have earned a call to the national team and I am eager to showcase my talent with the continent’s best.”
Zimbabwe is made up of top stars that include Captain Taurai Chitsinde, Everisto Maturure, Tawanda Chitsinde and Tinotenda Mugabe.
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Team Zimbabwe, who trooped into camp in Harare last week, are set to break this weekend before regrouping next week. Zimbabwe is in group D together with Ivory Coast, Algeria, and Cape Verde.
Group A comprises Tunisia, Uganda, Nigeria and Central Africa. Group B has Angola, Mozambique and Morroco while Egypt, Cameroon, Gabon and Mali are in Group C
Team Zimbabwe: Banda Eric, Vitalis Chitoko, Chimana Kudakwashe, Chitsinde Tawanda, Chivhanganye Neville, Gonese Andrew, Hore Brian, Munyawu Fredirick, Mapurisa Stenard, Masvisvi Agripa, Maturure Tatenda. Mavunga Julian, Mugabe Tinotenda, Mungomezi Simbarashe, Moses Muyambo, Shenje Duncan, Pasipamire Everisto, Ngove Nyasha, Netsiyanwa Hillary, Masvisvi Agripa.
