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Fuba, according to the Sserunjogi, has approached the government and applied for 20 acres of land along Entebbe road.
Nasser Sserunjogi bounced back as Fuba president after he was voted into office Saturday evening.
Sserunjogi garnered 39 votes and beat Gordon Gumisiriza (16) to the top seat. He will serve his second four-year term as president.
In his 2019 manifesto, Sserunjogi pointed out getting Fuba and basketball a home to ensure they do not have to fight for Lugogo Indoor Stadium with the rest of the federations.
But four years later, basketball still has no home and will continue to rely mainly on Lugogo and YMCA when the new basketball season tips off.
That, however, does not mean that Sserunjogi has abandoned the plans.
On the contrary, going into the 2023 Fuba Elective Annual General Meeting, the KIU Titans president revealed that plans were underway to acquire land and start the journey to owning a home.
“Overall, the most important thing is about facilities. We need to have an international stadium that can host games like the World Cup Qualifiers and AfroBasket,” Sserunjogi told Pulse Sports after winning the election.
“This is solely the responsibility of government, and we are going to continue lobbying and engaging to make sure that we have that,” he added.
“But also, as a federation, we need to have our own facilities that we control in the different regions where we know that we can host and have our league games.
“Even if we get the international stadium, you are not going to have all the league games in there. It can be costly.
“We need a permanent home, and that is something we need to push for.”
Fuba, according to the Sserunjogi, has approached the government and applied for 20 acres of land along Entebbe road.
The idea is for the federation to set up a home that would house the Fuba offices, an indoor facility, four outdoor courts, hostels, a swimming pool, a gym and other amenities required for sports activities.
Because Uganda has no standard indoor facility, most of the national teams’ activities happen out of the country.
This is not only costly for the federation and the government to have teams compete but also a challenge in attracting sponsorships for teams that barely play on home soil.
The Silverbacks recently concluded a World Cup Qualifiers campaign that had them travel to Angola (twice), Rwanda and Cote d’Ivoire.
A facility that meets Fiba standards will go a long way in attracting some of the action to the Pearl of Africa.
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