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Kenya Lionesses Out of Afrobasket Tourney

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[Nation] Kenya Lionesses Wednesday bowed out of the ongoing Fiba AfroBasket Championships after losing 72-50 to Mozambique in their quarter-final qualifying match in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Source: allAfrica.com

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