Kenya women's national basketball team
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{{Infobox national basketball team
| type = Women
| country = {{KEN}}
| nickname= Lionesses[https://www.kbc.co.ke/kenya-womens-basketball-embarks-on-mending-the-rim/ Kenya women’s basketball embarks on mending the rim] Maxwell Wasike (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation), 26 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
| coach = George Mayienga
| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA Women's World Rankings|KEN}}
| joined_fiba = 1965
| logo = Kenya Basketball Federation.jpg
| logo_width = 180px
| fiba_zone = FIBA Africa
| national_fed = Kenya Basketball Association
| oly_appearances =
| oly_medals =
| wc_appearances = 1
| wc_medals =
| zone_championship = AfroBasket Women
| zone_appearances = 7
| zone_medals = 16px Silver: (1993)
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The Kenya women's national basketball team represents Kenya in international competitions. Internationally they are known as the Kenyan Lionesses. It is administrated by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF).[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/312/nfProf.html FIBA National Federations – Kenya]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, fiba.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
African Championship record
Team
=Current roster=
Roster for the 2021 Women's Afrobasket.{{cite web|url=https://citizentv.co.ke/sports/afrobasket-adhiambo-casualty-as-lionesses-squad-is-named-13099871/|title=AfroBasket: Adhiambo casualty as Lionesses squad is named|date=14 September 2021|publisher=citizentv.co.ke}}{{cite web|title=Team Roster Kenya|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/womensafrobasket/2021/team/Kenya#tab=roster|website=fiba.basketball|access-date=18 September 2021}}
{{FIBA roster header|team=Kenya women's national basketball team
| color1 = White| bg1 = #bb0000| color2 = White| bg2 = Green}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 4 | name = Jemimah Omondi | pos = G | m = 1.68 | year = 1995 | month = 11 | date = 15 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | club = Sprite Storms | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 5 | name = Melissa Otieno | pos = SG | m = 1.76 | year = 1992 | month = 7 | date = 3 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Equity Bank | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | name = Natalie Mwangale | pos = PG | m = 1.65 | year = 1993 | month = 9 | date = 7 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Kenya Ports Authority | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | name = Georgia Otieno | pos = G | m = 1.70 | year = 1992 | month = 6 | date = 12 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | club = Ubumwe BBC | nat = RWA }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 10 | name = Christine Akinyi | pos = PF | m = 1.98 | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 20 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | club = Zetech University | nat = USA }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | name = Selina Okumu | pos = SF | m = 1.73 | year = 1993 | month = 8 | date = 11 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Kenya Ports Authority | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | name = Rose Ouma | pos = SG | m = 1.78 | year = 1984 | month = 11 | date = 6 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Al-Nasr | nat = UAE }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | name = Mercy Wanyama | pos = C | m = 1.85 | year = 1992 | month = 1 | date = 14 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | club = A. D. Cortegada | nat = ESP }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 14 | name = Vilma Owino | pos = PF | m = 1.90 | year = 1993 | month = 8 | date = 18 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Kenya Ports Authority | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | name = Ivy Opicho | pos = PF | m = 1.83 | year = 1999 | month = 7 | date = 15 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | club = Strathmore University | nat = KEN }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 30 | name = Victoria Reynolds | pos = SF | m = 1.78 | year = 1997 | month = 11 | date = 27 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = William & Mary Tribe | nat = USA }}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 45 | name = Brenda Wasuda | pos = PF | m = 1.83 | year = 1989 | month = 5 | date = 7 | compyear = 2021 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 18 | clublink = Seattle Redhawks | nat = USA }}
{{FIBA roster footer
| head_coach =
- {{flagicon|KEN}} George Mayienga
| asst_coach =
- {{flagicon|KEN}} Jacob Opel
| otherlegend =
- Club – describes last
club before the tournament - Age – describes age
on 18 September 2021
}}
=Head coach position=
- {{flagicon|KEN}} George Mayienga – 2021–present
=2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Qualifiers=
From 14 till 19 February the Kenyan women's team competed in the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBaskt Qualifiers in Kampala, Uganda.{{cite web | url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womensafrobasket/2023/qualifiers | title=FIBA Women's AfroBasket - Qualifiers 2023 }} The team finished with 4 wins and 1 loss, coming third in the tournament. Unfortunately they did not progress to the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, set to be held later this year in Kigali, Rwanda from 28 July till 6 August 2023.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Kenya FIBA profile]
- [https://www.afrobasket.com/Kenya/basketball-National-Team.aspx?women=1 Africabasket: Kenya women national team]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031205162143/http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/events/archive.asp Kenya Basketball Records] at FIBA Archive
{{National sports teams of Kenya}}
{{FIBA Africa women's teams}}
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Category:Women's national basketball teams