S'pore's last 2 games crucial after loss to dancing Kenya

Even before their Mirxes Nations Cup fixture against Singapore on Sept 3, Kenya's national netballers made their presence felt at the OCBC Arena with their unique warmup routine.

- Kimberly Kwek

Against a backdrop of Kenyan gospel music, the players limbered up for the match, with some of their drills mimicking dance moves.

It was not just their warmup that was unorthodox. On the court, their unpredictable style caused trouble for Singapore, with world No. 30 Kenya beating the 25thranked hosts 49-36.

Playing a game of constant passing to keep possession, Kenya made Singapore work hard and chase the ball in an attempt to match their opponents.

Kenya coach Ali Mugisha said: "The team gave their best. Singapore are a very structured team, well-developed from the grassroots the foundations and basics.

are very good.

"You can see they're very good on centre passes, they have that very quick zone defence. I'm very happy that we could break them down and I'm so proud that Singapore gave us a very good game.