Guyana begin IGG basketball campaign

Guyana’s Captain Akeem Kanhai works his way around a French Guiana defender during their game Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. (Orlando Charles photo)

Guyana’s junior national basketball team’s long and arduous training leading up to the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) paid dividends when they defeated French Guiana 69-62 Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The junior nationals began their quest to regain the IGG basketball title, which they lost to Suriname last year,