A team of thirteen players was named to participate in the 2017 FIBA AfroBasket tournament, will camp in the Egyptian city of Alexandria for a fortnight before heading for the games that will be co-hosted by Tunisia and Senegal.
The Ugandan team that has nine home-based players was drawn in Group A along with 11-time record winners Angola, Morocco and Central African Republic, for the tournament that will take place from September 8 -16.
The Uganda team that is still looking for means of raising about UgShs700m to cater for the players, is scheduled to kick off its campaign on the Sept. 8 against Angola, with the team playing its group games in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
There are four groups and the top two teams from each group will advance to Tunis, which will also host the Final Phase (Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals) from September 14-16.
Egypt is the second most successful team in the tournament, having won the trophy five times. Following Egypt are group rivals Senegal, who have won two medals less than the Pharaohs in the tournament.
The Uganda provisional squad:
Joseph Ikong Anyuru, Jonathan Egau, Jimmy Enabu, Samuel Kalwanyi, Syrus Kiviiri,Ben Komakech, Stanley Mugerwa, Stanley Ocitti Ochaya, James Okello, Stephen Omony, Robinson Odoch, Opong Jonah, Karma Otim, A’darius Pegues
Group A: Nigeria, DR Congo, Mali and Ivory Coast
Group B: Angola, Central African Republic, Morocco and Uganda
Group C: Tunisia, Guinea, Rwanda and Cameroon
Group D: Senegal, Mozambique, Egypt and South Africa
