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Heroic Silverbacks Return After Eventful Stay In Kigali

Brian KawalyaSeptember 7, 2021September 8, 2021

Uganda men's national basketball team, the Silverbacks, are back in the country after their valiant effort at the concluded 2021 FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda. The team of locally based players jetted in on Monday night, 11:30pm, aboard Uganda Airlines. The Silverbacks, whose preparations prior to the tournament were marred...

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Afrobasket: Tunisia Defends Title, Final Standings Revealed

Brian KawalyaSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021

Sunday, September 5*Bronze: Senegal 86-73 Cape Verde*Gold: Ivory Coast 75-78 Tunisia Tunisia defended their Afrobasket title when they were crowned champions on Sunday at the magnificent Kigali Arena. Tunisia beat Ivory Coast 78-75 in the final to finish the tournament unbeaten. Salah Mejri scored a game high 22 points, Michael...

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Afrobasket: Silverbacks Fairytale Ends With Cape Verde Defeat

Brian KawalyaSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021

Uganda fell to a resolute Cape Verde, 79-71, to bundle out of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket at the Quarterfinals stage on Thursday. The Silverbacks went down fighting in a game they showed great resolve at the Kigali Arena. The loss ends an impressive run for a team whose campaign was...

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Afrobasket: Uganda Vs Cape Verde: Preview, Probable Starting Five and TV

Nelson SsengoobaSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021

QuarterfinalsWednesday, September 1*Senegal 79-74 Angola*Ivory Coast 98-50 Guinea Thursday, September 2*Tunisia Vs South Sudan – 4pm*Cape Verde Vs Uganda – 7pm Uganda's senior men national basketball team, the Silverbacks meet their Cape Verde counterparts on Wednesday at the Quarterfinal of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali. Uganda made the last...

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Silverbacks is the Best Thing To Happen to My Coaching Life – Galanopoulos

Brian KawalyaSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021

Silverbacks coach George Galanopoulos was very emotional during the post match interview of Uganda's stunning win over Nigeria on Tuesday. Uganda beat Africa's number one 80-68 at the Kigali Arena to seal a place in the Afrobasket Quarterfinal for the first time in the country's history. Galanopoulos, whose side will...

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Afrobasket: South Sudan Beat Kenya To Complete Quarterfinal Puzzle

Brian KawalyaAugust 31, 2021August 31, 2021

Quarterfinals Wednesday, September 1*Senegal Vs Angola - 4pm*Ivory Coast Vs Guinea - 7pm Thursday, September 2*Tunisia Vs South Sudan - 4pm*Cape Verde Vs Uganda - 7pm South Sudan are into the quarterfinal of the Afrobasket for the first time on asking. The youngest African nation achieved the milestone after a...

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Afrobasket: Troubled Silverbacks Shock Nigeria To Storm First Ever Quarterfinal

Brian KawalyaAugust 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Tuesday, August 31*Nigeria 68-80 Uganda Uganda's senior men basketball team, the Silverbacks stunned Nigeria to reach their first ever quarterfinal at the Afrobasket. The historical 80-68 win on Tuesday against Africa's number one, comes as Uganda continue to live on borrowed time in Kigali due to inadequate funds. The victory...

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Afrobasket: Uganda Vs Nigeria: Preview, Probable Lineups and How to Watch

Brian KawalyaAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021

Tuesday, August 31*Nigeria Vs Uganda, 4pm*South Sudan vs Kenya, 7pm Uganda and Nigeria will be battling for a place in the quarterfinal of the ongoing 2021 FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda. The Silverbacks finished third in Group D, after a thrilling loss to South Sudan, to land Group C's second...

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Afrobasket: Uganda Loses To South Sudan And Sets Up A Decider Against Nigeria

Brian KawalyaAugust 29, 2021August 30, 2021

Uganda lost 88-86 against a buzzing and extremely agile South Sudan side in a thrilling Afrobasket encounter played on Sunday August 29th at the Kigali Arena. In a nail-biting and absolutely nervy finish, the Silverbacks trailed by one point after Deng Acuoth converted both his free-throws with 14 seconds on...

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Afrobasket: Uganda vs South Sudan, Preview and Permutations Of Group B

Brian KawalyaAugust 29, 2021August 29, 2021

Sunday, August 29*Kenya Vs Mali - 1pm*Nigeria Vs Ivory Coast - 4pm*South Sudan Vs Uganda - 7pm*Senegal Vs Cameroon - 10pm *(Games live on Sanyuka TV and StarTimes Life) The Ugandan men national basketball team, the Silverbacks, will be looking to go all out in a quest to confirm their Group position at...

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Afrobasket: Wainright, Seiko Lift Uganda Past Cameroon

Brian KawalyaAugust 27, 2021August 27, 2021

Forward Ishmail Wainright and Shooting Guard Adam Seiko produced an outstanding show as Uganda beat Cameroon 80-66 on Friday at the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda. The win resurrects Uganda's chances at the ongoing tourney after a 93-55 loss against Senegal on Wednesday. It was an improved performance for...

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Afrobasket: Uganda Vs Cameroon: Preview, Probable Lineups and How To Watch

Brian KawalyaAugust 27, 2021August 27, 2021

Thursday, August 26*Guinea 60-61 Central African Republic *Cape Verde 66-70 D.R. Congo*Angola 68-71 Rwanda*Egypt 81-87 Tunisia Friday, August 27*Uganda Vs Cameroon, 1pm*Kenya Vs Nigeria, 4pm*Mali Vs Ivory Coast, 7pm*South Sudan Vs Senegal, 10pm After their poor start against Senegal, Uganda will seek to make amends when they face Cameroon in their...

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Galanopoulos Takes Blame For Silverbacks Humbling Loss To Senegal

Brian KawalyaAugust 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Silverbacks coach George Galanopoulos has held himself accountable, saying he was to blame for Uganda's loss to Senegal. The Silverbacks were obliterated 93-55 by a better Senegal side on Thursday during their opening game at the Afrobasket in Kigali Arena. Shouldering the blame, Galanopoulos, in a press conference, said that...

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Afrobasket: Silverbacks Bullied By Five-Time Champions Senegal

Brian KawalyaAugust 25, 2021August 26, 2021

Wednesday, August 25*Nigeria 81-73 Mali *Cameroon vs South Sudan (00-20, forfeit)*Senegal 93-55 Uganda*Ivory Coast 88-70 Kenya Uganda's national men basketball team, the Silverbacks, got their 2021 FIBA Afrobasket campaign on a low note after a 93-55 loss to Senegal at the Kigali Arena. The Silverbacks who were out-rebounded 56-43, suffered against the...

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Afrobasket: Uganda Vs Senegal: Preview, Probable Lineups and How To Watch

Brian KawalyaAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021

Tuesday, August 24*Tunisia 82-46 Guinea*Central African Republic 56-72 Egypt *Rwanda 82-68 D.R. Congo*Angola 71-77 Cape Verde (overtime) Wednesday, August 25*Nigeria vs Mali, 1pm*Cameroon vs South Sudan, 4pm*Senegal Vs Uganda, 7pm*Ivory Coast Vs Kenya, 10pm Uganda get their 2021 FIBA Afrobasket campaign underway on Wednesday in a pulsating Group D encounter against African...

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Malinga On Playing at 2015 Afrobasket and Silverbacks Chances in Kigali

Brian KawalyaAugust 24, 2021August 24, 2021

Wednesday, August 25*Senegal Vs Uganda, 7pm Friday, August 27*Uganda Vs Cameroon, 1pm Sunday, August 29*South Sudan Vs Uganda, 7pm Former National team player and current JKL Dolphins coach Henry Malinga has weighed in on Silverbacks chances at the 2021 Afrobasket in Kigali. The Silverbacks whose tournament preparations were marred with...

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Video: Adam Seiko Relishing Opportunity To Represent Uganda At Afrobasket

StaffAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

Adam Seiko is delighted to get the chance to play for Uganda at the forthcoming 2021 FIBA Afrobasket. Seiko is the latest addition to the team and couldn’t hide his excitement as he talked of how proud he is to play for the National Team. “When I was younger, my...

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Financial Plight Notwithstanding, What Do The Silverbacks Take To Afrobasket?

Timothy KuteesaAugust 22, 2021August 22, 2021

To those intimately acquainted with Ugandan basketball, the idea of negligible or untimely financial support to the sport from the government has always been the true index of their struggles in terms of ensuring sustainable preparations. Even in circumstances where the Silverbacks have engendered a national embrace by providing a...

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Afrobasket: Galanopoulos Confident As Silverbacks Enter Bubble

Nelson SsengoobaAugust 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Silverbacks Coach George Galanopoulos has often deduced confidence in his team even in times of painstaking adversity. Making their third appearance at the Afrobasket tournament was a rollercoaster ride literally but the American gaffer has never shied away from heaping praise to this team setup. Now the gaffer has joined...

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Afrobasket: Cash-Strapped FUBA Cries Out As Silverbacks Fly to Kigali

Brian KawalyaAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021

The National basketball team, the Silvebacks, has left for kigali Rwanda where they will take part in the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket amidst financial hardships from the federation. The team of local based players and official left on Wednesday morning and will get into a mandatory quarantine expected to last seven...

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