The Uganda 3×3 Women’s team won the FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations league that spanned a week in Mombasa and qualified for their third World Cup in a row. This was the third consecutive time that Uganda has won this title and this was in no way a surprise.

Coming into the tournament, Uganda had the most experienced players as they had played at major tournaments like the U23 World Cup, the FISU 3×3 World Cup, and the Women’s series. This same squad, with the exception of Sylvia Nantongo, had also played in this same tournament in Benin in 2025, where they emerged champions and secured a ticket to the world cup.

This time around, the goal was the same, to win, and most importantly collect as many points as they contribute towards the goal of Uganda qualifying for the Olympics.

In the first stop, Uganda came out hot. They easily went past the teams, scoring an average of 20.6 points while conceding 5.6 points. In their second and third stop, they scored less and conceded a bit more but still got the job done and won the stops before the break.

After the break, whatever could go wrong went wrong; Uganda lost in the finals to South Sudan and Kenya in back-to-back finals and missed opportunities to collect valuable points. In the game against South Sudan, Uganda led the game 8-1 and this was thought to be an easy game. However, the Sudanese made a comeback and sent the game into overtime eventually securing the win.

For the loss to Kenya, Uganda scored just 1 2-point shot while Kenya was making it rain with their 6 2-point shots. Uganda struggled massively and that loss was a new low for them. This was the first time in 3 years that Uganda has lost back-to-back finals in a Nations League competition.

After those back-to-back defeats in the finals, the ladies locked in and a couple of changes were made heading into the final stop. Uganda dismantled Burundi and South Sudan 21-10 and 21-5 respectively in the pool stages before defeating Kenya, 16-14, in the finals.

With this, Uganda has qualified for the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup for the third time in a row. This year’s edition shall be in Wuhan, China on September 15-19.

If Nambogo and Lamunu go for the tournament, this will be their third time playing at the world Cup and will be the Ugandans who have played at the most world cups ever.

The squad

Shillah Lamunu 4 stops, 19 points

Martina Anyango 6 stops, 117 points

Mary Priscillar Nambogo 5 stops, 85 points

Sylvia Nakituuka 5 stops, 36 points

Sylvia Nantongo 2 stops, 18 points

Tamasha Nsubuga 1 stop, 11 points