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Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) were defeated 73-53 by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in their second game at the ongoing African Women’s Basketball League (AWBL).

The Kenyans recovered from a subpar first quarter to beat NCS at the Sporting Club Alexandria, Egypt, on Wednesday.

Nigeria Customs defeated Cameroon’s Universite de Douala 57-46 in the competition’s opening game on Monday.

However, the team failed to reproduce the dominant performance against KPA despite racing to an early 18-17 lead in the first quarter.

The Kenyans returned a more cohesive and productive unit for the second quarter and blew the Border Girls out of the water.

Nigeria Customs only managed eight points in the quarter as KPA overtook them and established a 19-point gap at halftime.

NCS struggled to close the gap in the third quarter as the game skidded away from them with the scoreline at 62-41.

The Kenyans protected their lead in the final quarter and eased the game to the end to register their second victory in the competition.

Nigeria Customs are billed to play Alexandria Sporting of Egypt in their third group match on Thursday.

The Nigerians are Group A of the competition alongside Alexandria Sporting of Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s CNSS, Cameroon’s Universite de Douala and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).

The newly launched AWBL tipped off on December 11.