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Uganda Hold Off Morocco To Seal Afrobasket Ticket

Brian KawalyaJuly 8, 2021July 9, 2021

Thursday, July 8Morocco 65-77 Uganda Kigali, here we come. The Uganda National Basketball men's team on Thursday qualified for the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket in Kigali Rwanda after beating Morocco 77-65 at FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Rabat. Despite holding a 10-point cushion going into the last quarter, Uganda had to...

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NBL: Nam Blazers Stun City Oilers To Draw First Blood

Brian KawalyaApril 18, 2021April 18, 2021

Saturday*Ndejje Angels 56-70 KCCA*Nkumba Lady Marines 50-69 KIU Rangers*KIU Titans 91-66 Betway Power*JKL Ladies 55-58 KCCA Leopards*City Oilers 66-71 Nam Blazers Sunday*Nabisunsa Vs Magic Stormers*UPDF Vs JKL Dolphins*Angels Vs UCU Ladies*UCU Canons Vs Falcons*Ndejje Angels Vs Betway Power Namuwongo Blazers marked their first top flight appearance with a stunning 71-66...

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NBL: What To Look Out For As The New Season Finally Gets Underway

Brian KawalyaApril 17, 2021April 18, 2021

The National Basketball League finally tips off on April 17. The regular season is on until June 5 2021. Whether FUBA and clubs are ready for this compact marathon, will be seen in the due course. Surprisingly, the much awaited NBL season has tipped off without a press launch, but...

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2021 NBL Preview: Club By Club Guide

Brian KawalyaApril 16, 2021April 16, 2021

The long wait is over. The National Basketball League is back! The 2021 season gets underway this Saturday at KIU Court. We have previewed the new season, looking at every team's weakness and strength, including their squads and our predictions. Who can stop City Oilers? Are Nam Blazers real contenders?...

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Warriors Pull Out Of National Basketball League

Brian KawalyaMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Warriors have pulled out of the coming National Basketball League, The-SportsNation has exclusively learnt. The decision comes just days away from league tip-off. They were scheduled to open their shortened season against UCU Canons on April 18, 2021 in Mukono. The source at the club claims that they have not...

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Fahmy Ssebatindira Set To Miss 2021 NBL Season

Brian KawalyaMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021

National Basketball League side Nam Blazers are set to miss point guard and new signing Fahmy Ssebatindira this season. Ssebatindira who joined Nam Blazers from Betway Power, is still recovering from an Achilles injury. He has not played a game for the newcomers after last season was canceled days to...

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Ssentongo Headlines Falcons Squad As Six-Time Winners Target Playoffs

Brian KawalyaMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Brian Ssentongo has been included in the Falcons squad for the 2021 National Basketball League season. This will be Ssentongo's third spell at the home of six-time champions - He left the club in 2008 and 2014. He has played for Miracle Eagles, Ndejje University and City Oilers as well....

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Juruni Weighs In On Silverbacks Group, Training Progress

Brian KawalyaOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Silverbacks coach Mande Juruni is pleased with the team's training progress and expressed confidence in Uganda's chances to qualify for the Afrobasket finals. The Men's basketball team of locally based players has been training at Lugogo for the last three weeks ahead of the Afrobasket Qualifiers due November 27-29 in...

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Dikong Turns Back On Uganda

Brian KawalyaOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

South Sudan's Ugandan born player David 'Dikong' Deng Kongoror has pulled out of Silverbacks squad preparing for the Afrobasket Qualifiers in Lugogo. Dikong was part of the 12 local based players summoned by the national team committee as Uganda gears up for the showdown in Alexandria, Egypt in November 27-29....

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Inaugural FUBA Cup Set For November – What We Know So Far

Brian KawalyaOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

The preparations to organise the inaugural FUBA Cup is in advanced stages, The-SportsNation has learnt. This will be a big boost for fans and players who have missed the action since March when a ban on Sports was effected. The FUBA Cup 2020 will be a four-day tournament held on...

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FUBA Contemplating Tournament-Based Championship

Brian KawalyaSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Basketball Governing body in the country, FUBA, is plotting to organising a tournament for clubs after Sports Resumption was given a greenlight. President Museveni, during his Sunday national address, reopened sports for the first since March 18. In the long hectic period, FUBA cancelled all basketball activities including the National...

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Hope Akello: Lonely At The Top

Brian KawalyaSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

JKL Lady Dolphins spotted Hope Akello during the National School Championship in Fort Portal. Then, Akello was a student at St Mary's Kitende. She joined the Dolphins, and like they say, the rest is history. She has established herself as the best player in the National Basketball League, a feat...

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Can The Players Association Exorcise Past Demons And Finally Take Off?

Brian KawalyaSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020

There is a lot of excitement after news of revamping the Uganda Basketball Players Association (UBPA) came through this week. The body, initially formed in 2011, failed to live as advertised before going dormant. Renown Basketball fanatic Albert Ahabwe who also doubles as the Silverbacks (Uganda's Men Basketball national team)...

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Uganda Basketball Players Association Being Revamped

Brian KawalyaSeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020

Plans are underway to revive the Uganda Basketball Players Association (UBPA), The-SportsNation has been told. The body, that mainly fights for players rights, was initially formed in October 2011 but failed to take off. Eric Malinga was then voted president while Gloria Kyomugisha (General Secretary) and Thaddeus Tonda (Treasurer) were...

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Coach Ronnie Mutebi Bemoans FUBA Decision To Cancel Season

Brian KawalyaJuly 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Warriors coach Ronnie Mutebi expressed his discontent over FUBA's decision to cancel season. Last week, due to the Covid19 induced lockdown, FUBA Cancelled all the 2020 basketball competitions as per the calendar with the exception of the Afrobasket. The decision means that there will be no National Basketball League this...

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Uganda Basketball Players Face Unprecedented Times

Brian KawalyaJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Uganda National Basketball League Players face periods of uncertainties after the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association cancelled the season due to Covid19 pandemic. The NBL season was supposed to tip off in March before the ban on public gatherings was effected. After months of denial, FUBA last week confirmed that...

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FUBA President Sserunjogi On Season Cancellation, Afrobasket And Way Forward

Brian KawalyaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020

FUBA President Nasser Sserunjogi has explained why the Executive Committee decided on cancellation of the Basketball season. The National Basketball League was days from tip off when President Museveni announced a lockdown in March but FUBA remained confident that the 2020 league would be played just after the lockdown was...