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The She Cranes have set the bar so high for themselves at the 2023 Netball World Cup that starts Friday in Cape Town, South Africa.
Uganda is in Group D alongside defending champions New Zealand, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago.
And while some players are talking about winning the title, the head coach Fred Mugerwa has set a realistic target – to get into the medal bracket.
But it is more challenging than qualifying out of your group, playing the quarterfinals and boom! You are in the semis.
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Preliminaries Stage One
There are four groups (A, B, C and D) of four teams in the first stage, with the top eight teams pre-assigned to their groups.
One team from the 9th–12th seeds and one from the 13th–16th seeds were drawn randomly into each group.
However, up to two teams from one region can be drawn into the same group. The top three teams from each group progressed to the second preliminary stage.
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Preliminaries Stage Two
The top three teams from Groups A and B will form Group F, and the top three teams from Groups C and D will form Group G.
The bottom four finishers from Group A-D will compete against one another in Group E.
Where teams in Groups F and G have already played each other in the Preliminaries Stage One (i.e. A1 has already played A2 and A3), these results will carry through to the Preliminaries Stage Two.
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Play-offs and Placings
The teams finishing first and second in Groups F and G will go through to the semi-finals, with the top-placed team in each group facing the second-placed team in the other group.
The winners of each semi-final will compete for gold in the final, with the losers playing for bronze.
The teams finishing third and fourth in Groups F and G will vie for the final positions fifth to eighth – third in one group plays fourth in the other. The winner will play off for fifth place and the losers for seventh.
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The teams that finish fifth in Groups F and G will play for ninth and 10th places. The teams that finish last in Groups F and G will play off for 11th and 12th places.
The teams that finish first and second in Group E will play off for 13th and 14th place, and those that finish third and fourth in Group E will play off for the 15th and 16th places.
2023 She Cranes Squad
Shooters: Irene Eyaru (captain) (KCCA), Mary Nuba (Lightning UK), Christine Namulumba Kango (Prisons NC), Shadia Nassanga (KCCA)
Midcourt players: Norah Lunkuse (KCCA), Lillian Achola (Weyonje NC), Margret Baagala (NIC and Assistant Captain)
Defenders: Hanisha Muhameed (KCCA), Christine Nakitto (KCCA), Stella Nanfuka (Prisons), Faridah Kadondi (Weyonje NC), Shaffie Nalwanja (KCCA)
Reserves – Viola Asingo (Prisons NC), Annet Najjuka (KCCA), Sarah Nakiyunga (NIC)
Uganda's World Cup Fixture
July 28: Singapore
July 29: New Zealand
July 30: Trinidad & Tobago
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