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Boys basketball 3x3 action between Rwanda's ESB Kamonyi (R) and St Mary's School Yala/ANGWENYI GICHANA With the group-stage battles now behind them, the surviving teams face a simple equation—win today and move one step away from being crowned East Africa champions. In boys’ basketball, national champions Friends School Kamusinga carry Kenya’s hopes when they face Rwanda’s International Technical School Kigali at Highlands Camp. Kamusinga will be aiming to turn their domestic dominance into regional glory, but standing between them and the final is a Rwandan side determined to spoil Kenya’s party. The other semi-final promises an equally explosive contest as former champions Amus College and St Cyprian Kyabakadde renew their Ugandan rivalry. Kenya’s girls’ basketball hopes rest on Butere Girls Senior School after Kaya Tiwi bowed out in the group stage. The Cannons, bronze medallists last year, face Rwanda’s ESB Kamonyi, while hosts Orkeeswa meet Uganda’s St Mary’s Kitende. Volleyball is also guaranteed to produce new champions after last year’s winners Cheptil High and Kwanthanze Girls failed to make the trip to Morogoro. Former East Africa girls’ champions Kesogon Mixed Senior School face Uganda’s Bukedea Comprehensive School, while St Martha’s Mwitoti take on Rwanda’s Indangamburezi. The two Kenyan sides will be under pressure to preserve the country’s proud record in the competition. In boys’ volleyball, ACK Chepsaita are Kenya’s last remaining hope after national champions Chesamisi and Matiliku were eliminated in the group stage. Chepsaita face Uganda’s Bukedea Comprehensive School, while Namugongo Vocational Secondary School meet Rwanda’s Nyanza Technical Secondary School. The basketball 3x3 courts will also provide their share of drama, with St Mary’s School Yala and national champions Agoro Sare still chasing glory. Yala face Uganda’s Seroma, while Agoro Sare take on defending champions ESB Kamonyi. In the girls’ competition, national champions Ikutha Girls face Seroma, while St Joseph’s Girls Kitale meet Tanzania’s Msufini Secondary. Kenya’s handball campaign is being carried by defending champions Moi Girls Kamusinga and Nyakach Girls. Kamusinga face Kibuli Secondary, while Nyakach meet former champions Gombe Mixed. In the boys’ semi-finals, Musingu Boys Senior School tackle Tanzania’s GS Tabagwe, while Wampeewo Ntakke face Gombe. In netball, Uganda have already secured both finalist slots. Defending champions St Mary’s Kitende will meet Hamdan Islam in the final after Hamdan crushed St Monica’s Bukokholo 68-44 and Kitende dispatched St Noah 48-32. Bukokholo and St Noah will battle for bronze, while Kenya’s Andersen Mixed bowed out in the group stage. Football will provide another major attraction. In the boys’ competition, record winners St Mary’s Kitende face Tanzania’s Mbeya, while hosts Morogoro take on Rwanda’s CGF Kigali. Kenya’s Kakamega School and St Mary’s School Yala endured disappointing campaigns, both failing to progress from the group stage. The girls’ football semi-finals will see Ugandan rivals Rines and Boni Consil go head-to-head, while Amus College face Rwanda’s PSB Huye. Kenya’s representatives St Joseph’s Kitale and Nyakach Girls were eliminated in the preliminary stage. With finals places and medals now within touching distance, Morogoro is set for a day of high stakes, fierce rivalries and little room for mistakes.