This request was made at Bulange Mengo where the Silverbacks basketball team met Katikkiro Mayiga to inform him of their exploits in the recently concluded FIBA Afro basket held in Kigali, Rwanda in which the team finished at quarterfinal.
The Uganda Basketball team led by the Federation of Basketball Association (FUBA) borrowed 100,000 US Dollars to with the hope of being reimbursed by Government.
The Uganda National Basketball League (NBL) has announced plans to have teams play half of the total numbers of games as it ponders the return of the league amidst the COVID-19 Lockdown.
City Oilers player James Okello and Just Kip Living (JKL) Lady Dolphins Hope Akello were on Friday night crowned Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the National Basketball League Championship.
Fayed, Lual and Deng all from UCU side have been added into the Uganda National team, in preparation for the upcoming Afro Basket Qualifiers that will take place in Alexandria, Egypt from 21st to 23rd February 2020.
The Oilers who started the best of seven final series with a 3-1 lead had slowed down as UCU closed the gap 3-3 to keep their hope for finals alive. However, in an enormously packed MTN Arena-Lugogo, the Oilers put up a strong fight to lead three quarters of four.
City Oils coached by Mande Juruni led the first and second quarter 18-12 and 12-9 respectively before the UCU side led the third quarter and fourth quarter 20-17 and 16-15 in vain.
Just Kip Living (JKL) lady Dolphins on Wednesday night stopped Uganda Christian University (UCU) Lady Canons 62-55 to win their second title of the women’s National Basketball League.
Defending Champions of the National Basketball League, City Oil on Friday night stopped Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons 79-72 to tie the finals series 1-1.
The Mukono based side lost to Power last Wednesday 56-59 in a hot contest of the National Basketball league game one. However, UCU Powered by David Kongor Deng made a comeback on Sunday night at the Lugogo MTN Arena as they shocked Betway Power in the last three minutes of the game.
Egyptian men and women on Sunday night stopped Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali respectively to win the FIBA 3X3 Basketball Africa Cup in Kampala.
KIU struggled in both shooting and layups for the entire quarter. KIU’s late return in the fourth quarter could not change the game results. KIU put up a formidable show at the last minutes of the game to lead the final minutes of the game 15-8.
Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons on Wednesday night defeated Just Kip living (JKL) Dolphins 80-54 in a hotly contested National Basketball League (NBL).
