For a second successive stop, the U21 Men and Women made it to the final but couldn’t complete the job.

In stop 3, the men lost to Tunisia in the final and once again, they fell to the same opponents.

The case was the same for the ladies who lost to Egypt in stop 3 and also fell to them once again in the final of stop 4.

Women

Having lost in the final in stop 3, the ladies needed a win in this stop but they had to go through some hurdles.

They saw off Tunisia, 15-9 in their opening game with Mpoza Abigail and Zoe Atek each scoring 6 points.

In their second game, they cruised tl victory against Kenya. Uganda led the game 8-1 after about 3 minutes and 10 seconds played.

They went on to win the game 15-7 and topped the group thus qualifying for the final.

Once again, they may Egypt in the finals and it was a thorough beating. The Egypt led the game 9-0 and Uganda was scoreless for more than 5 minutes.

In the end, Egypt won the game 20:5 making their 3rd consecutive stop won.

Men

The gents had also lost in the final to Tunisia in stop 3 and needed redemption.

In their opening game, they once again defeated Algeria 19:18 in overtime.

With 34 second left in the game, Uganda led by 3 points and they were very close to victory.

The Algerians made a comeback as they converted 4 consecutive free throws to send the game into overtime.

They also scored first in overtime but Mathew Kisakye delivered a 2-point shot to seal Uganda’s victory.

In their second game, Uganda faced Benin and once again, it was an entertaining game.

Benin led for first half of the game but Uganda turned things around when they made a 9-3 run to take the lead.

Uganda went on to secure a 15-13 victory to advance to their third consecutive final.

In the final, they started the game very well and they led 8-2. However, Tunisia made a 10-0 run to take the lead and they never looked back.

Tunisia went on to win the game 18-15 after they had made a clutch 2-point shot to seal the game.

Conference standings

The ladies are currently in second place behind Egypt. They still have a chance of winning the conference but they must win the remaining 2 stops if that is to become a reality.

The men are in third place although they still have a chance of winning the stop.

For this to happen, Uganda must win all the remaining 2 stops.

Stop 5

The next stop will be on Saturday 8th August and the ladies have been put in pool A with Egypt and Benin.

A win against Egypt will be very huge because it could eliminate them from finishing in the top 2 but give Uganda a chance to win the stop.

Mia Alaba Belinda has replaced Mpoza Abigail for stop 4. The other 3 players include; Sarah Namale, Zoe Atek and Bushira Namayanja.

The men are in pool A with Benin and Kenya. Given the recent performance, Uganda should be good enough to make it to the finals.

Aaron Victor Makmot is back in the squad replacing Omara Emmanuel. The other three include; Mathew Kisakye, Brighton Galiwango and Edrine Ekau.

Fixtures

Women

Uganda vs Egypt 7:00 pm

Uganda vs Benin 10:50 pm

Men

Uganda vs Kenya 7:25 pm

Uganda vs Benin 9:15 pm