DOUALA (Cameroon) - The Douala, Complexe multisports de Japoma, venue of the Women's Basketball League Africa Qualifiers came alive Monday with CNSS and home side FAP recording convincing wins to put themselves at an advantage in securing tickets to to the Final Round in Senegal in December.
Both sides left nothing to chance in ensuring that they took a commanding start to the Zone 4 Qualifiers.
This is how it went at the Complexe Multi sports de Japoma, Douala.
CNSS remain strong to overcome DBF
The game started on a good note for the Daniel Battison Foundation side as they took a 15-12 lead in the first quarter but CNSS from DR Congo made a spirited effort to take the second quarter at 15-11 and a one-point lead of 27-26 into the halftime.
On resumption of the third quarter, DBF came out fighting hard to regain control of the game winning 12-10.
However, the last quarter of the game proved a lot more difficult for the women from Cameroon as they could not contain the fight put up by Koko Ade-coached CNSS side that opened up the game with a 24-17 score to end the game at 61-55.
Though, it was more of a ding dong affair between both sides as the lead changed nine time, it was the CNSS that showed a stronger will to take victory.
Bintou Drame scored a game high-15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals in the 33:33 minutes she was on the court to help her side to a first win in the Qualifiers. She was complimented by Marlene Ngobeleza and Hanna Mabelle Amani who added 9 points apiece.
On the other hand, Larissa Mbong scored 15 points and had 5 assists but her efforts was not enough to stop CNSS from having the better of her side.
FAP overrun NABA
Coach Tsafack Lonteu of FAP had a singular agenda of winning his first game and that was achieved in flying colors as his girls ran rings around NABA side from Gabon on what was clearly a one sided game.
With a 22-4, 15-12, 26-7 and 32-9 winning all the quarters it was clear that the Gabon side were no match for the host.
FAP's Cynthia Williams Amayaba drilled 19 points with Barbara Emily Mbenkum adding 12 with JosianeTientcheu scoring a game high 23 points.
Though, NABA tried to put up a fighting the second quarter with an intent to cut down the scores, it turned out a mission impossible as Ghislaine Ntsame Aboghe could only come up with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists for the entire game while Rolande Gemina Dinga added 7 points, 11 rebounds and I assist just as Jessica Revert Abagha Ada added 7 points.
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