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A Silverbacks’ story seems incomplete with no mention of financial challenges and that remains as the biggest challenge for the team.
The national men’s basketball team, Silverbacks have no chance of making it to this year’s Fiba Basketball World Cup.
A miserable 1-7 record has the Silverbacks Out of the picture with three games left on the qualifying campaign.
Angola, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea are Uganda’s opponents this weekend, starting with the clash against Angola in Luanda.
With no training held, a group of ten locally based players have been selected and will represent Uganda in Angola.
A Silverbacks’ story seems incomplete with no mention of financial challenges and that remains as the biggest challenge for the team.
Having started the qualifiers with barely any training in November 2021, the Silverbacks will play the last round of games in the same kind of state.
Contingent
Players like Ismail Wainright, Arthur Kaluma and Adam Seiko are unavailable in this window due to NBA and College commitments.
Tony Drileba is still nursing an injury.
Jimmy Enabu will lead the team of locally based players as they look to save face and avoid forfeiting the games.
James Okello, Fayed Baale, Titus Lual and Stanley Mugerwa are some of the other established Silverbacks to make the squad.
Ceaser Kizito and Peter Obleng are also part of the squad. Innocent Ochera and Rogers Dauna are also part of the travelling contingent.
There was also a call up for Edrine Walujjo. The City Oilers-bound player was, however, a last minute exclusion to accommodate a team doctor.
City Oilers’ assistant coach Andrew Tendo and physio Ram Nyakana complete the contingent.
The team is expected to depart Entebbe Airport Thursday night going into Friday morning and will connect through Addis Ababa. They will arrive in Luanda just in time for the game against the hosts.
Silverbacks team
Jimmy Enabu
Fayed Baale
Titus Lual Odeke
James Okello
Ceaser Kizito
Stanley Mugerwa
Innocent Ochera
Peter Obleng
Rogers Dauna
Coach
Andrew Tendo
Physio
Ram Nyakana
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