Following two weeks of intense preparations in Istanbul, Turkey, the Silverbacks, the Uganda men’s basketball team is in Lagos, Nigeria to tip off their second round World Cup qualifiers. Uganda will face hosts Nigeria in their opening game of Group B on Friday and will be hoping to bridge the 102-86 loss in the first round.
On Saturday, the boys will back on the court ready to revenge against Mali who we narrowly lost to 76-79 when they hosted the first round in February this year. And on Sunday the Silverbacks play Rwanda, an opponent they enjoyed a 79-63 win over in February.
Uganda sits second in the group with four points behind unbeaten table leaders Nigeria. The Malians and Rwandans are third and fourth respectively, behind on score difference. Robinson Odoch Opong and Jimmy Enabu Opong are the leading points scorers across the four groups in the African section.
Fixtures
Friday, June 29 Nigeria v Uganda, 10:30pm
Saturday, June 30 Uganda v Mali, 8pm
Sunday, July 1 Rwanda v Uganda, 8pm