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Christine Akinyi jump shot earns Kenya Lioness first AfroBasket win

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Kenya Lioness forward Mercy Wanyama in past action against Egypt. [Courtesy-FIBA]

Lioness center Christine Akinyi scored a last gasp jump shot as Kenya came from behind to edge Cape Verde 61-58 in their last Group A match of the ongoing women’s AfroBasket in Cameroon.

The win keeps alive their hopes of Kenya making the quarter-finals, but that will be determined late Monday after Cameroon face Cape Verde.

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