Federation of Uganda Basketball Association will have a compressed NBL schedule when the lockdown is lifted. The nation is under a lockdown which was extended until May 5, 2020 in a bid to curb Covid19. The 2020 NBL season was scheduled to start on March 20 while the lower divisions were to tip-off a day […]Read More
Basketball star and Gazelles team manager Vicky Ntale has named versatile player Peace Proscovia among her five best basketball players ever. Ntale who recently joined lower division side Duhaga from A1 Challenge, was captain of the Gazelles in 2014 and also played for Amazon Rhino, MUK Sparks and KIU Rangers. She has played with many […]Read More
The best teams (five best performers by position) in each basketball division in the concluded 2019 season have been revealed by FUBA The teams revealed by Federation of Uganda Basketball Association, encompasses performances from both the regular and playoffs. In the men’s top flight, NBL,UCU Canons’ Fayed Baale misses out as Tony Drilleba takes the […]Read More
Oksy & Aksy: James Okello (left) and Hope Akello (Right) took the big gongs home at FUBA awards dinner at Kabira. Photos – Don Mugabi Phil City Oilers’ James Okello and JKL Lady Dolphins’ Hope Akello won the top accolades as Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA – recognized the best performers of the […]Read More
Opening Weekend Friday, March 20 *UCU Lady Canons Vs KIU Rangers – 6:30pm *JKL Dolphins Vs City Oilers – 8:30pm Saturday, March 21 *UMU Ravens Vs Nabisunsa Girls – 11:30am *Sharing Youth Vs Falcons – 1:30pm *KCCA Leopards Vs A1 Challenge – 3:30pm *UPDF Tomahawks Vs Ndejje Angels – 5:30pm Sunday, March 22 *Magic Stormers […]Read More
Renown and avid basketball fan Albert Ahabwe was kicked out of game six of the NBL final between UCU Canons and City Oilers. The UCU fan, and a former student of the Mukono based University is a National team manager and also doubles as a Sports Journalist with Radio City. However, he put his dignity […]Read More
The inaugural Score Beyond Girls’ League will be targeting to discover hidden basketball talent. The league is set to climaxe this Saturday, July 27, at Restore Leadership High School, Amuru District. This, organised by Score Beyond, is a combination of 3×3 basketball, Project Management and evaluation skills for the girl athlete, and coaching clinics commenced […]Read More
Basketball ruling body in the country, FUBA, has confirmed that the junior teams will take part in the coming FIBA Africa U16 National Championships qualifiers set to take place in Kigali, Rwanda from June 10-15, 2019. Uganda will send both the boys (Junior Silverbacks) and Girls (Junior Gazelles), and they will depart on June 8, […]Read More
It’s been a wonderful week for the basketball community, unless you are a KIU Titans or Betway Power fan. The weekend was short though, all due to lack of action on Saturday. JKL teams owned the weekend as they managed to send both their teams (Lady Dolphins and JKL Dolphins) to the summit of both […]Read More
Uganda’s senior men National Basketball team, the Silverbacks, will hold a friendly game with Egyptian Club Smouha. FUBA President Nasser Sserunjogi confirmed to SportsNation that Smouha will face Uganda in a double header friendly on Friday, May 17 and Sunday, May 19 at MTN arena in Lugogo. This, is set to fine tune the National […]Read More
The long wait is over. Finally. FUBA has organised a dinner. It is official. It is confirmed. Borrow that dress or suit. Prepare yourself for the best food and drink, it’s this Sunday. All is set for the FUBA Awards dinner this Sunday, April 7th at Kabira Country Club, with what promises to be a […]Read More
As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, JKL Sports Academy held a Charity event at YMCA court in Wandegeya, Kampala. The event, named #Anything4Zam Charity in a bid to find financial support for Scoliosis patient Zamzam Nalugo. Nalugo, 24, needs to raise USDs 15,000 to cater for her surgery in India. JKL Lady Dolphins and […]Read More
The wait for the Basketball season is over. The 2019 Lower Division Basketball tips off on Sunday before the top flight too, gets underway in mid April. Cheers. Following their relegation to Division one, UPDF Tomahawks are plotting for an immediate response – To bounce back to the NBL. Much has changed since, but Lt. […]Read More
Rosine Micomyiza is already back to her home country, Rwanda. The point guard has revealed to SportsNation why she left UCU Lady Canons. “There is nothing big,” started the skillful point guard. “Am just done with school and am waiting for my graduation in July.” Cissy, as called by friends, joined the Mukono Christian Campus […]Read More
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