An annual state basketball tournament championship has kicked off at Nimra Talata basketball stadium in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

The national engineering team won the opening match on Friday against Malakia by 53 – 46 points, Radio Miraya reports.

Warriors beat Munuki by 59-35 points while Hilal beat Gudele by 46-30 points, and the Black Stars team won its match against Citizens by 54 – 43 points.

The president of the national engineering club, Mayik Kornelio Koriom, said that he was proud of what his two-month old team has achieved. Mayik said the players “have been training very hard for the last two weeks.”

“Hopefully we can do better and have more fans and we can bring them to our side and we are very proud about it. We have just defeated the former champion of this tournament... and hopefully we can win this championship.” 

File photo: Players at a training match at Juba One court (Radio Tamazuj)

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