LIBERIA : Uhuru Kings are new first division champions

Uhuru Kings are the new champions of the LBF first division league.

The Kings dumped NPA Deadly Pythons 62-56 points on Sunday to celebrate their first silverware since 1998.

The Royal boys won the at the back of two straight defeats to the three times champions during a rather cagy best out of five series.

Game five of the finals produced yet another spectacular evening in Liberian basketball as the score changed complexion several times.

Uhuru Kings won the first quarter 13-11 points but loss the second 34-27 points to pythons.

Pyhons resurgence move soon came to an abrupt end as they were defeated in the fourth quarter by a courageous Uu\huru Kings side.

The Kings who had seen defeats in the first two matches of the series looked well polished on the night.

They were very calculative with their free throws and exposed Pythons weakness by keeping a third eye on Baimba Munabah and the ineffective Emmanuel Polter.

In the second division category, Cestos Mogars came from two defeats down to be Monrovia Sky Force 3-2 to lift the championship.

The victory brought the Sky Force 18 games unbeaten run to an end.

SOS Troters clinched the third division crown after beating Island Claves 43-38 points in game five of their series.