FUBA's commissioner for Youth, Patricia Ayebare, says the association needed to have an updated database for easier planning and support to all the basketball academies in Uganda.
In a bid to have a well-documented profiled database for all basketball academies, the Federation for Uganda Basketball Federation has launched a registration drive.
FUBA's commissioner for Youth, Patricia Ayebare, says the association needed to have an updated database for easier planning and support to all the basketball academies in Uganda.
"We need to create a database for easy talent identification," Ayebare told Pulse Sports before adding.
"Equipment support where needed and, most importantly, create a curriculum which all academies will be using for systematic development."
"The Federation is also in a position to get scholarship opportunities for some youngsters through the different partnerships available, but we can only help in a structured way."
Academies will part with Ugx 100,000 as a registration fee; a receipt of proof of payment from the bank will then be used to register the academy in the database.
It is estimated that Uganda has over 100 basketball academies spread across the country; some leading academies, though, include the I-Hoops basketball academy, which is run by City Oilers players Ben Komaketch and Jimmy Enabu.
The Ihoops Academy has produced players like Bbale Fayed, currently playing for City Oilers and the Silverbacks, and Darline Tashobya, who turned out for the U-18 Women's national team and Nabisunsa.
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