Uganda and Algeria maintain a grip on top positions: FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League

Uganda and Algeria maintain a grip on top positions: FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League

The Uganda ladies and Algeria men are leading the FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League, winning 3 out of 4 stops. Uganda defeated Benin and Algeria in the finals. Uganda’s main competitor, Benin, also lost, strengthening Uganda’s lead. #talkinghoops

Avitus Ngabirano

August 10, 2024

1–2 minutes

africa, Algeria, Benin, FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League, politics, South Africa Burkina Faso, travel, U23 World Cup, uganda

The Uganda ladies and Algeria men have continued their dominance in the FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League and are in pole position to secure the tickets to the U23 World Cup.

Both teams were the Champions in stop 4 and that means they have each won 3 of the 4 stops so far.

Uganda Ladies tussled out with Benin in the Pool Game and after an exhilarating and intense 10 minutes, Uganda emerged victorious and advanced to the final.

They went ahead and defeated Algeria 19:11 in the final. Akello Winnifred delivered Uganda, going to work on the post and scoring 9 points.

To make things better for Uganda, their main competitor Benin also lost in the 3rd place playoff and that meant that Uganda put daylight between them in the overall table standings.

The Algeria men were perfect, taking down Burkina Faso in the opener 21:14, easily defeating South Africa 21:8 in the second group game.

In the final, they had to overcome a fired-up Uganda team in the final seconds and they took it 21:18 in the end.

The Burkina Faso women registered their first win of the tournament, 18-7 against South Africa but their biggest result was their 18:13 victory against Benin in the third place game.

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