After a successful opening ceremony of the Eliud Owalo Foundation Basketball Tournament held in Maseno School this morning, we witnessed dozens of schools battling it out in four venues that included Maseno School, Kisumu Girls and Kisumu Boys with quarter finals being played at Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground.

Our Patron had a chance to encourage the young athletes as well as participate in warm up hoops. Accompanied by John Okwemba Ngota, Director Research Kenya Academy of Sports; Paul Chianda, Regional Manager Co-operative Bank Western Region; Peter Owino, Principal, Maseno School; James Waore Diang’a, Chairman Lake Basin Development Authority; Nelson Mabele Sifuna, Ministry of Education; County Commissioner Kisumu, Benson Leparmorijo; Bernard Osoro, Head of Institutional Banking Co-operative Bank; George Odiyo, Branch Manager Co-operative Bank Kisumu Branch; Odoyo Owidi Chairman, Lake Victoria South Water works Development Agency; Technical Committee team members Eng. Morris Alwanga former chairman KBF former vice president FIBA Africa, former National team player; Ronnie Owino Former National team player & current chair Nairobi Basketball Association; Abraham Muthogo former National team player; Angela Luchivya Sec General Kenya Basketball Federation, and former National team player; Ex-National Team players Ken Kodulla and George ‘Smesh’ Omedo; Michael Riziki; Dickson Jawichre; Caleb Osewe; Phillip ‘the eagle’ Omany; Lordvick Otieno; Joseph Amoko and Collins ‘Ondile’ Omondi; Footballers James Goro Oronge former Gor Mahia legend and Gerald Omolo Chonjo former football player.

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