Watoto, the winners of the 2023 FUBA Division Two, came into the league as the underdogs, but they shook some tables.

At the end of the first round, they had a 7-8 record but most importantly, they had shocked Victoria University with a 67-56 defeat.

Watoto started the second round more than 2 weeks after the rest had started and with the way things were shaping up, they knew what they needed to do in order to make the Playoffs of survive relegation.

They won their first game against Old Tymers but fell to Nkumba Marines and Kampala University in their next 2 games.

A big second-half turnaround saw them secure a huge 52-58 victory against UMU Flames and that reignited their confidence.

However, the situation became worse thereafter after.

Watoto got a serious beating from Victoria University, 32-88 and they have now won just 1 of their last 5 games.

Results so far

65:54 Old Tymers

45:50 Nkumba Marines

53:64 Kampala University

58:52 UMU Flames

32:88 Victoria University

82:54 Gulu Hawks

37:68 Miracle Eagles

37:49 Tropical Royals

58:66 UPDF Tomahawks

The losses against Tropical Royals and Miracle Eagles were the most damaging because these are teams they are competing with for a slot in the playoffs.

Next Games

Diamonds in the Sun

Entebbe Knight Riders

Falcons

Entebbe Archers

Rezlife Saints

Sommet

Watoto takes on 6 teams who all have different ambitions, and they will have to approach each game like a final.

Falcons and Entebbe Archers have already been relegated but who knows, they could want to prove a point to the youngsters.

Sommet and Rezlife Saints have already secured their playoff spots, but the seeding is important.

Rezlife hasn’t been in action for a while, and they will use these games to get back to their groove, so they’ll take the games seriously.

For Sommet, they have a chance of finishing as the number two seed and they will also use these remaining games to get into rhythm.

Diamonds in the Sun and Entebbe Knight Riders are teams that are in the same situation as Watoto.

They are fighting for a place in the playoffs and, at worst, surviving relegation.

A game against Watoto will be taken seriously because it will have a lot of consequences on the eventual outcomes and these games shall be as competitive as they come.

Watoto currently has a 10-14 record, and if they win all their remaining 6 games, they could sneak into the playoffs, but at this point, that is highly unlikely.

Every loss they suffer takes them further and further away from the playoffs to relegation.

Diamonds in the Sun is the biggest threat for Watoto because if they secure some victories in their next games, Watoto will be in the relegation zone.

The game on Wednesday when the 2 sides meet each other will have major consequences and it will be like a final.