Arnold Katabi, the FUBA Vice President in Charge of Marketing and Publicity, says they are discussing how to hold a 3x3 basketball tournament, which has few players and is shorter compared to the league. Three on three Basketball is a new initiative by the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) to help make basketball a more versatile sport.
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.
The Uganda Women’s basketball team the Gazelles on Saturday night shocked Kenya 13-11 in a hotly contested FIBA 3X33 Africa cup games taking place at the Hockey stadium in Kampala.
Ugandas Under 18 Basketball team will make a debut appearance at the Federation of International Basketball AssociationFIBA three on three 3x3 World Cup in Chengdu, China. The Uganda mens team will be the only team representing Africa in the world event to be held this year from June 28 - July 2.