Kenya Basketball Federation has appointed Cameroonian coach Abel Nson as assistant coach of the national men’s basketball team, Kenya Morans.
The 43-year-old is expected to play back up to Morans star coach Liz Mills ahead of the country’s first Afrobasket Championships in 27 years.
According to an official letter signed by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Secretary-General Ambrose Kisoi, Nson assumed the role effective June 2.
The 2021 Afrobasket will be staged in Kigali Rwanda in August and Nson is expected to join hands with current assistant coach Sadat Gaya under Australian Mills.
Some of the roles of the assistant coach that have been outlined by the federation include, preparing and coordinating athletes, monitoring and evaluation of team players and tactics among others.
He will also act as a link between the players, and the technical bench and/or the executive committee.
