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In a bid to compete strongly in the second round of the 2022 National Basketball League, KIU Titans have reportedly added three new signings.

The second round of the league tips off on 3rd June.

The players said to have joined the Kansanga-based side are Kenya Morans forward Fidel Okoth, former UCU Canons shooting guard Isaiah Mabeny Ater, and Silverbacks big man Stanley Mugerwa.

Ater, a renowned shooter, was part of the UCU Canons squad that reached the 2019 National Basketball League finals.

Mugerwa, formerly at Warriors, was at Titans last season before the season was canceled due to Covid, and he later went to Burundi for a short stint.

The played five games for the Titans in the cancelled season, averaging 6.4 points and 7 rebounds.

The Titans completed the first round fifth on the log with seven wins and five losses.

Explosive guard Brenda Ekone flipped the switch as JKL Lady Dolphins beat Nabisunsa Girls 80-64 in an NBL encounter at the MTN Arena.

Ekone, who is the leading scorer in the league, scored 37 on 14-of-31 shooting and also picked 9 rebounds.

JKL finish the first round with nine wins from as many games as the side confirms their intent of a three-peat.

JKL even afforded to rest Hope Akello and Ritah Imanishimwe to give the rest of the pack more minutes but Nabisunsa got off the blocks to lead 23-9 after the first quarter.

Stella Oyella was brought off the bench to restore parity and the team got stability thereafter as Nabisunsa was limited to just nine points in the second quarter for the defending champions to lead 37-32 at halftime.

JKL never looked back in a game Evelyn Nakiyinji shot 4-for-7 from three while Hope Gimono (14) also scored in double figures.

Priscilla Nambogo and Patience Karungi notched 17 and 14 points respectively for Nabisunsa Girls who suffered their seventh loss of the season.

This is Nabisunsa’s second of the three rescheduled games and the side will return to action on Saturday against UCU Lady Canons at YMCA. The games were postponed at Nabisunsa’s request as the side had three players on Uganda’s team at the concluded ISF World Schools Games in France.

The Second Round of the National Basketball League will tip off on June 3rd.

Friday Results

In preparation for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, She Cranes have kicked off their training at the Kamokya Community Sports Center.

The training, to be conducted for 30 days with two sessions every day, will see the 30-player squad reduced to 20 players, and then later to 15 who will enter a residential camp of two weeks prior to the games.

“The first day the girls had fatigue because they were just coming from East Africa club championship, but after being undertaken by fitness coach Kinene, their fitness levels have improved a lot and ball work is great.

“For now we are focusing on discipline first, fitness, and then performance, coordination, and other things will follow later but we want to first look at those three and maybe the few mistakes here and there,” Assistant Coach Sarah Namuddu told the press.

Defenders Shaffie Nalwanja, Privas Kayeny, and Sarah Nakiyunga are still unavailable due to illness.

That takes the tally of absentees to five including team captain Peace Prosicovia and Mary Nuba who are still engaged with their respective clubs in England.

The She Cranes are pitted in Group B with hosts England, New Zealand, Malawi, Northern Ireland, and Trinidad & Tobago.

They will open the campaign against New Zealand on Saturday, 30th July.

JKL Dolphins completed the first round of the National Basketball League with a 58-52 win over Our Saviour at YMCA in Wandegeya.

Mabor Makol was the star of the show with a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds that earned him the player of the game honours.

Makol scored 13 of JKL’s 19 points in a crucial fourth quarter.

Dolphins led 36-27 at the half but were limited to just three points in the third quarter as Our Saviour moved to within two points going into the last quarter of the game.

Our Savior guard Joseph Wacha opened the fourth quarter with a layup to tie the game at 39 before multiple lead changes but Makol took charge for the Dolphins.

JKL finish the first round with a 5-7 record.

It was the sixth loss for Our Savior who still has two games to complete the first round.

Maluel Dier complemented Makol with a double double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Elton Donald Bakara and Moses Mugisha scored 13 points each while the tallest Sam Gombya had 12 rebounds in a losing effort for Our Saviour.

Remaining 1st Round Fixtures

Sunday, 22nd May (Lugogo)

Wednesday, 25th May (Lugogo)

Friday, 27th May (Lugogo)

Saturday, 28th May (Mukono)

The FUBA Competitions Committee has also released fixtures for the second round of the National Basketball League.

The second round starts on Martyrs Day (3rd June) with four games that will be highlighted by City Oilers taking on UCU Canons at the MTN Arena in Lugogo.

The second round will end on 7th August before the much-anticipated playoffs start on 12th August 2022.

As has been the case in the first round, the games will be played on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lugogo, YMCA Wandegeya, KIU Kansanga and UCU Mukono.

Meanwhile, the nine First Round games that were postponed due to venues and team unavailability, have been rescheduled as follows.

Friday, 20th May (YMCA)

Sunday, 22nd May (Lugogo)

Wednesday, 25th May (Lugogo)

Friday, 27th May (Lugogo)

Saturday, 28th May (Mukono)

The Uganda Netball national team (She Cranes) will commence training on Sunday, 22nd May 2022 at the Kamwokya Community Sports Arena in Kampala ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games due in Birmingham, England.

The training sessions come at an opportune timing when Uganda has just successfully hosted the 2022 East African clubs netball championship at the same venue.

Fred “Salongo” Mugerwa, the She Cranes head coach announced a strong provisional squad of 30 players during a briefing at Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) office on Aga Khan Building-Old Kampala.

It will be a battle for the treasured slots on the national team as the competition rages on given the players summoned per department.

Reigning Uganda Netball Federation league Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shakira Nassaka from Weyonje club is among the players in defence.

She will battle for the treasured berth alongside the experienced Joan Nampungu, Lillian Ajio, Sandra Nambirige, Shaffie Nalwanja, Stellah Nanfuka and others.

With the exceptional of two UK based players Peace Proscovia (Surrey Storm) and Mary Nuba Cholholk (Lightening), a bulk of the other 28 players are home based.

Peace and Nuba are among the 9 shooters on the provisional team with veteran Rachael Nanyonga, Asina Kabendera, Christine Namulumba, Hanisha Muhammed, Stella Oyella, Irene Eyaru and Shadia Nassanga also available.

Midcourt:

The National Insurance Corporation (NIC) trio of Margret Bagala, Conchepta Desire Birungi and Sarah Nakiyunga are up in direct completion with Prisons’ Jesca Achan, Alicia Wasagali as well as KCCA’s Annet Najjuka and Norah Lunkuse.

After a fortnight, the training squad will be trimmed to 20 players.

We are time bad, we would have started long time ago, at the beginning of this month but due to East Africa Club championship, we delayed. But we have agreed that our training will commence on Sunday, 22nd May 2022 at Kamwokya Community Sports Centre. We are going to start with non-residential training, going to have two sessions, morning and evening and then we shall have a residential training for two to three weeks before heading to Birmingham.

Fred Mugerwa, She Cranes Head coach

Uganda is pooled in group B with the likes of England (hosts), Northern Ireland, African rivals Malawi, New Zealand as well as Trinidad and Tobago.

Provisional squad:

Defenders:

Shakira Nasaka (Weyonje), Florence Aduniya (NIC), Shakira Nakanyike (Police), Muteesi Nassimu (NIC), Rose Namutebi (KCCA), Lillian Ajio (Prisons), Viola Asingo (Prisons), Joan Nampungu – Assistant Captain (NIC), Sandra Nambirige (KCCA), Shaffie Nalwanja (KCCA), Privas Kayeny (NIC), Stella Nanfuka (Prisons), Faridah Kadondi (Weyonje), Maureen Winfred Nankya (NIC)

Shooters:
Peace Proscovia – Captain (Storm Surrey, UK), Mary Nuba Cholhok (Lightening, UK), Hanisha Muhammed (KCCA), Stella Oyella (NIC), Asina Kabendera (Weyonje), Christine Kago Namulumba (Prisons), Irene Eyaru (KCCA), Shadia Nassanga (KCCA), Rachael Nanyonga (NIC)

Mid-Court:

Sarah Nakiyunga (NIC), Margret Bagala (NIC), Jesca Achan (Prisons), Annet Najjuka (KCCA), Alicia Wasagali (Prisons), Desire Conchepta Birungi (NIC), Norah Lunkuse (KCCA)

Six-time champions Falcons have completed the first round of the National Basketball League without registering a single win.

Falcons lost 76-60 to Nam Blazers on Wednesday at YMCA in a rescheduled game. It was the club’s 12th loss from as many games and remains rooted at the bottom of the 13-team log.

The side coached by Tonny Oluka will be hoping to make amends when the second round tips off on 3rd June.

Falcons won two quarters and outrebounded Nam Blazers 49-44 but 25 turnovers proved costly in a game they scored only two three-pointers.

Guard Blair Wadaya scored a game-high 25 points, Ariel Okall Koranga had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers.

Emmanuel Ateng had 20 points, Mark Ngobi and Henrison Mbaziira scored 18 and 10 respectively for Falcons.

With three teams to be relegated after the second round, the Falcons could face the drop.

The 20th Edition of the East Africa Netball Club championship came to an end on Saturday, 14th May at Kamwokya Community Sports Centre.

Ugandan sides National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Netball Club and Kampala University (KU) claimed the titles in the women’s and men’s categories respectively.

NIC defended its title by beating Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Netball Club 44-35 in the all-Ugandan final.

It was NIC’s 18th trophy since this new version of the tournament was introduced in 1999. Only Prisons, in 2016 and 2017, have denied them the title.

Kampala University, on the other hand, also defended their title but on goal difference. Their game again WOB, which ended all square at 31-31, meant the Ugandans win through a superior goal difference after both teams finished with 5 points in the men’s tournament that was played on a round-robin format. It was KU’s third regional title

Individual Awards

Prison Netball Club midcourt star Jesca Achan was voted the Most Valuable Player of the tournament while NIC’s shooter Stella Oyella took the topscorers’ gong with 244 goals in six games.

Next Tournament

The 21st edition will be hosted by Kenya Next year. NIC, KCCA, Prisons, and Makindye Weyonje will represent Uganda in the women’s category.

JKL Lady Dolphins edged KIU Rangers to remain unbeaten in the 2022 National Basketball League season.

The two-time champions however had to hold off a late KIU surge in what proved to be their closest game this season.

KIU Rangers matched JKL shot for shot and the latter led by just a point at halftime (39-38).

JKL started to pull away and opened the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run to open an 18-point gap in a five-minute spell that saw KIU miss all their six shots.

But the Rangers exhibited a high fighting spirit ignited by guard Fildauce Namuleme who made three triples to bring her side within three points with just half a minute on the clock.

They could have done better when they got possession after Stella Oyella fluffed a lay-up, but having used all their timeouts, the Rangers failed to make good use of their possession and Ines Kanyamunza saw her lay-up rim out and with it, went all their chances.

Hope Akello led the way for the Dolphins with 18 points and 12 rebounds to take home the player of the match accolade. Brenda Ekone scored a game-high 20 points, while Evelyn Nakiyinji scored 12 points and made 5 assists.

Ines Kanyamunza had 15 points, Namulema scored all her 12 points from downtown while Perus Nyamwenge had 13 points in a losing effort.

Sharon Kirabo had 13 rebounds and 4 assists while Patricia Cate Nakiru had 10 points including two beautiful back-to-back threes that gave KIU a fighting stance when JKL tried to pull away.

JKL has now won eight in as many games and will complete their first round with a pending fixture against Nabisunsa Girls.

Peter Sifuma put up another man of the match performance as UCU Canons rolled past JKL Dolphins in the NBL at the MTN Arena.

Sifuma finished the game with 20 points and 13 rebounds to earn the player of the game.

The Canons needed to come from down after trailing 29-31 at halftime. They limited JKL to just 10 points in the third quarter to gain control and did just enough from there on to finish off the game.

Jerry Kayanga and Fadhil Chuma added 13 and 12 points respectively, and the latter added 12 rebounds to complete his double-double.

UCU Canons have completed their first-round campaign on top with 11 wins and just one loss. That loss, against Victoria University, came on Sunday on the back of back-to-back games played on Friday and Saturday!

Mabor Makol collected a game-high 23 points but his effort was not enough for JKL who recorded the seventh loss of the season.

The action continues on Saturday with four games at KIU in Kansanga. Our Saviour Vs City Oilers has been postponed after the Oilers players were involved in an accident on their way back from the burial of James Okello’s Mother.

Friday Results