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Head coach Alberto Antuna has maintained the team that helped Uganda qualify for the finals and only added seven players plying their trade in the US.
Team Uganda Management has called up a group of 19 players to start preparations for the FIBA Afrobasket finals slated for July and August.
Ten locally based players and nine who play abroad have been included on the team that starts training on July 2 in Kampala.
Head coach Alberto Antuna has maintained the team that helped Uganda qualify for the finals and only added seven players plying their trade in the US.
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07:53 - 12.06.2023
BASKETBALL To be the best, you have to beat the best -Uganda Gazelles captain Flavia Oketcho confident
Record champions Senegal and 2007 winners Mali will be Uganda’s opponents in the first phase of the competition.
The list includes unattached Claire Lamunu, who missed the qualifiers in Kampala but has been a vital piece of the Gazelles in the past.
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Her experience and leadership will come in handy for the predominantly young side.
Luxemburg-based Jannon Otto will also return to the team after averaging 18.3 points, 10 .3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the qualifiers.
The College players, led by Jane Asinde, Jamila Nansikombi and Melissa Akullu, will also make the long trip to fight for slots on the final roster to Kigali.
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The team will start non-residential training on Sunday, July 2, with sessions held at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium and Africa Bible University in Lubowa.
“We are excited to be back to the big stage, and this is a big deal for our basketball as a nation. We are very positive that the ladies will make the country proud come July 28 when the games tip-off,” FUBA President Nasser Sserunjogi noted.
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21:51 - 09.06.2023
BASKETBALL Uganda Gazelles drawn in Group C for FIBA Women’s Afrobasket
Uganda was drawn in Group C, alongside giants Mali and Senegal.
The final selected team will then head to Kigali, Rwanda, for a residential camp starting on July 15, 2023.
The Gazelles will be making their third appearance at the continental showpiece after debuting in 1997 and at the 2015 edition.
The competition will run from July 28 to August 6 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
Uganda Gazelles summoned players
Evelyne Nakiyingi
Flavia Oketcho
Shakira Nanvubya
Victoria Mukisa
Lydia Babirye
Brenda Ekone
Sheila Lamunu
Rita Imanishimwe
Leticia Awor
Jamila Nansikombi
Priscilla Abby
Janon Otto
Hope Akello
Jane Asinde
Mellisa Akullu
Bridget Aber
Sarah Ageno
Claire Lamunu
Maria Najjuma
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