Olympic and St. John Junior Secondary Schools have performed exceptionally in the girls’ and boys’ category in the recently concluded first Junior NBA and Safaricom tournament at the Sabis International school in Nairobi. The M-PESA Jr. NBA program launched last week by the National Basket Association (NBA) Africa and Safaricom saw Nairobi play host to one of the four regional basketball tournaments for youth ages 13-16 in the country. The Olympic boys’ and girls’ teams were the stars of the court in the maiden tournament that had an impressive turnout of 24 schools with more than 500 junior players. In the girls’ semi-finals, Olympic Junior Secondary team beat Daima Junior Secondary team 26-4 in a one-sided match on the outdoor courts as St. John Junior Secondary team was made to sweat before
