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Basketball Africa League | Results

City Oilers suffered a 68-79 loss to Al Ahly Benghazi in the 2024 Basketball Africa League encounter played in Cairo, Egypt on Monday.

The National Basketball League record champions suffered their consecutive third loss in the tough first round of the 2024 BAL Nile Conference.

This places City Oilers at the bottom of the log making the journey to the playoffs in Kigali blurry ahead of the second round.

In the early two conference games, City Oilers miserably lost to Al Ahly and Bangui leaving their chances of qualifying trading on a thin line.

At the end of the first period, the Oilers were trailing by 15 points (11-25) before the deficit widened to 26 points into the long break.

Coming from the locker rooms, City Oilers greatly improved limiting Al Ahly Benghazi to only 11 points as they dropped 24.

However, the second-half fight was not enough as the Libyan side secured an 11-point victory on the day.

The Oilers were so poor outside the paint as they missed 23 of the 26 long shots on top of easily giving away the ball in 19 turnovers.

Oilers’ scoring was led by Patrick Rembert with 17 points, Khaman Maluach contributed a double-double of 16 points and 19 rebounds while Robinson Opong and Muhammad Bashir dropped 11 points respectively.

National Basketball League Results

UCU Canons secured a hard-fought 59-56 victory against JT Jaguars in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena on Sunday.

It was a thrilling show that was boosted by rivalry and different parties renewing their acquaintances.

At the end of the first quarter, the game was levelled 16-16 before JT Jaguars later took a five-point lead (29-24) at the break.

After the long break, the Mukono-based side greatly improved their craft as Joel Kayiira’s layup gave the Canons a two-point lead (42-40) going into the final block.

The game witnessed late drama after Fadhil Chuma’s jump shot tied the duel at 51-51 with 00:35 on the clock though Ibanda Lwabanga’s late six points gave Canons victory.

The hard fight paid off as the Canons picked their eighth victory of the campaign while JT Jaguars suffered their sixth loss in 12 outings.

The Canons scoring sheet was led by Ibanda who dropped 21 points while Jerry Kayanga and Kayiira scored 13 and 10 respectively.

George Agasi led the Jaguars with 17 points though Ian Lubwama and Chuma scored 13 and 12 respectively.

City Oilers will start their pursuit of the Basketball Africa League Playoff spot as the Nile Conference play gets underway today at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt.

The Ugandan champions will battle hosts and BAL defending champions Al Ahly in the first game.

The encounter against Al Ahly offers the Oilers a chance to avenge the narrow 72-70 defeat to the Egyptians last year at the same stage and venue.

Oilers have a strong roster that has Patrick Rembert, Ahmed Bashir Mohammed, Dane Miller Junior as well as Silverbacks’ star wing Robinson Opong, center Brandon Ssebirumbi and NBA Academy graduate Khaman Maluachi who joined the home-based group of six players.

Oilers will also battle Bangui Sporting Club (Central Africa Republic) and Al Ahly Benghazi (Libya) over two legs.

The objective is to secure a position among the top two in the four-team group to qualify for the prestigious playoffs scheduled for May at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.

The latest addition to City Oilers’ camp is Silverbacks’ superstar Robinson Opong ahead of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) tipoff.

Uganda representatives City Oilers will be fighting for a place in the playoffs and Opong’s arrival makes the dream more realistic.

Opong joined the camp on Tuesday morning as the NBL champions continued to dust themselves off ahead of real business.

Opong will give Karim Nesba’s troops more scoring options who already have experienced Dane Miller Jr, Ahmed Bashir Mohammed and Culpepper Randy.

City Oilers also have Khaman Maluach as another important piece. The youngster was elevated by BAL and will be tasked to guide City Oilers to glory after guiding Senegal’s AS Douanes in last year’s final.

In the recent FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers, Opong dropped 39 points as Uganda beat Nigeria 72-62 in a thrilling show.

City Oilers are pitted alongside Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Ahly (Libya) and the Central African Republic’s Bangui Sporting Club.

KIU Titans closed the first round of the 2024 National Basketball League(NBL) with an 85-53 Victory over Ndejje University Angeles at the MTN Arena in Lugogo on Sunday.

The Titans were in control throughout the game en route to their eighth victory of the season.

KIU Titans led 21-11 in the first quarter and added 21 more points in the next ten minutes to establish a 21-point margin at the halftime break.

The third quarter ended 67-40 in favour of the Titans who kept their feet on the pedal, scoring 18 more points in the fourth to hit the 80-point mark and close off the game with a 31-point win.

Denis Omara scored a game-high 15 points. The shooting guard who also earned his fourth consecutive start picked three rebounds and handed out a couple of assists.

Edgar Munaba finished with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds to go with three assists.

Juf Mpiya and Joel Lukoji Banza as the duo finished with 13 points a piece. Mpiya added nine rebounds, four assists and six steals while Banza had four rebounds and three assists.

National Basketball League | Result

UCU Canons thumped JKL Dolphins 93-42 in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena, Kampala on Sunday.

The Canons opened up a 16-point lead at the end of the first stanza as they clearly showed how badly they wanted to win.

In the second quarter, JKL Dolphins improved but the Canons’ hunger for victory increased as they extended the lead to 20 (45-25) going into the break.

Coming from the locker room, the Dolphins were limited to only five points as they trailed by 37 points at the end of the third period.

In the final quarter, the Canons kept going forward as they ran the Dolphins riot in a 51-point victory.

Jerry Samson Kayanga led the Canons’ scoring chart with 18 points while Norbert Okidi dropped 15 points.

Martin Buluma and Daniel Mwaila were the only Dolphins to score in double digits with each one of them dropping 13 points.

The Canons’ bench had a very good day gathering 48 points while that of the Dolphins managed to get only 16.

National Basketball League | Results

Ndejje Angels secured a 76-72 victory against UCU Canons in the National Basketball League at the Lugogo Arena on Wednesday evening.

The Angels pulled off a stunning show handing the Canons their second loss on a bounce and fourth of the ongoing campaign.

The Angels held on even after the ejection of their head coach John Omondi. Without his presence on the bench, the boys kept fighting till the last minute.

Angels opened a six-point (24-18) lead at the end of the first period due to the hard work shown right away.

Going into the long break, the Angels posted a one-point (41-40) lead as the Canons were the better side in the second period.

Coming from the locker rooms, the Angels regrouped and limited the Canons to only nine points and the Angels opened an eight-point lead before the final period.

It was a nail-biting fourth quarter as the game was tied thrice but still, the Angels came out of the kiln victorious on the day.

The Canons made over 24 turnovers cementing their biggest challenge in the ongoing campaign that they have easily given away possession whenever put under pressure.

Peter Sifuma scored a game-high 27 points and pulled down 21 rebounds and Kevin Kasobya added 12 points.

For the Angels, Christian Ndibu posted a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds with James Obrack and Jonathan Oketch dropping 15 and 13 points respectively.

National Basketball League | Results

James Okello dropped 21 points as City Oilers secured an 80-56 victory against UCU Canons in the National Basketball League at YMCA Court on Monday.

Okello had such a good day in the office launching several shots outside the paint and also pulling down 11 rebounds.

Tonny Drileba and Titus Lual added 14 and 11 respectively as City Oilers humbled the Canons on Good Monday with good basketball.

For the Canons, only Peter Sifuna and Joel Kayira got into double digits with each dropping 11 points before Kayira added 10 rebounds.

The defending champions City Oilers opened a five-point lead (20-15) showing hunger for victory in the thrilling game.

The UCU Canons greatly improved their craft in the second quarter limiting the Oilers to 15 buckets as they bagged one more (16-15) though they were trailing by four at the break.

Coming from the long break, the Oilers finally found their clicking pattern as they extended the lead to 14 points.

The Canons ran out of steam in the last period before the Oilers grilled to a 24-point beating in front of a fair crowd.

National Basketball League | Friday Results

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UCU Canons registered a 65-53 against Namuwongo Blazers victory in the National Basketball League encounter played at Lugogo Arena on Friday evening.

The Canons compounded Namuwongo Blazers handing them their third loss in the ongoing campaign.

Canons’ victory was inspired by the thrilling performances of Peter Sifuma, Jimmy Otim, and Jerry Kayanga.

Sifuma led the Mukono-based side with a double-double of 13 points and 15 rebounds. 

Point guard Otim had a game-high 17 points and Kayanga added 10 points to inspire the Canons to their fifth win in the seven games played thus far.

No Blazer scored double-digits as Micheal Makiadi and Innocent Ochera netted eight points each.

The Canons opened a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter (20-13) and extended the advantage to 15 points heading to the long break.

Returning from the locker rooms, the Blazers led the third period (14-11) but still trailed by 12 points.

In the final quarter, the Blazers dug deep to try and launch a comeback reducing the deficit to four points (57-54) with three minutes to play but the Canons held on and secured a 12-point victory.

National Basketball League | Results

UCU Lady Canons registered a 67-50 victory against Miracle Ravens in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena on Friday.

The Lady Canons started with a 5-0 run before they trailed by two points (13-15) at the end of the first quarter.

Miracle Ravens were limited to only seven points in the second quarter as the Lady Canons created a 15-point (37-22) lead going into the long break.

Coming from the locker rooms, the Ravens looked more pumped up but failed to tame the Lady Cardinals’ speed on the floor thus trailing by 20 (55-35) in the third quarter.

The Ravens started the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run in the first four minutes of the game as they tried to route for a comeback.

However, Hajjara Najjuko’s two long shots from outside the paint sucked the life out of Ravens’ fighting side and the Lady Canons sealed a 17-point victory.

Despite securing the victory, the Lady Canons had a poor shooting day converting on 12 out of 46 attempts inside the paint and 12 out of 34 outside the area.

Najjuko led the top scoring for Lady Canons with 18 points before Shilah Lamunu and Bridget Aber dropped 11 points either.

Brenda Alyano dropped 18 points to lead Ravens while Lillian Cherotich added 10 points.