Coach Obilo hails resilient Zetech Sparks after stunning KPA to top league standings

Zetech Sparks have climbed to the summit of the Kenya Women’s Basketball Premier League (KWBL), finishing the regular season in style with a commanding 68-48 victory over perennial champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).

The Sparks wrapped up the season with an impressive 42 points from 22 games, boasting 20 wins and just two losses.

Head Coach Maurice Obilo says the record is a testament to the team’s discipline, resilience, and hunger for glory.

“It was a great and tough match, to be honest. It was not an easy game. We started very low, but later on in the game, we adjusted and began playing the way we wanted, especially in that second half, and that is what brought the results,” noted Obilo.

As the girls wrapped up the regular season in emphatic style by outlasting the Dockers to claim the top spot in the league, Coach Obilo praised their resilience and mental toughness, admitting the team was playing with extra motivation.

Obilo, a former player himself, revealed that the squad came into the match highly motivated, seeking revenge after a first-leg loss in Mombasa to KPA earlier in the season.

“It was a little bit personal. We believed that we could have won in Mombasa. We just made a mistake. We were not really playing against KPA per se; we were playing against our mistakes,” said the tactician.

“The mistakes we made in Mombasa in the last one or two minutes, those are the things we really worked on. And also, just thinking within the system to make sure that we have great morale and confidence heading into the playoffs,” he added.