Arusha was chosen to host the 11th edition of the Inter Cities basketball championships of zone 5 for both men and women.http://basket-in-africa.blogspot.com/2009/01/tanzania-zone-5-inter-cities-arusha-all.html
The games were played from March 24-28 and drew teams from draw teams from the other Tanzanian city (Dar-es-salaam), Uganda (Kampala), Kenya(Nairobi and Mombasa), Somali(Mogadishu) and Zimbabwe(Harare).
The Arusha boys
The host city fielded two teams to maximally optimize the event and were successful enough to reach the quarter finals were they were knocked out by the Ugandan contingent Kampala City Council (K.C.C).The Ugandans were later also knocked out in the semis by the Dar team and in the second semi Mombasa knocked out Harare's boys. In the finals Dar ladies succumbed to Nairobi city and Dar-es-salaam fought well but eventually lost to Mombasa City in a thrilling final that went into overtime (65-64).
Other pic's
Line up for the opening match
Kickoff - Arusha Vs Dar-e-salaam
Meet the Somaili's
The Zimbabeans are here
