2023-08-24T10:00:13+00:00
VOLLEYBALL Uganda Volleyball Lady Cranes finish eighth at African Championship
Morocco started on the front foot and took a tightly contested first set 26-24 before adding the second 27-25.
2023-08-24T10:00:13+00:00
Morocco started on the front foot and took a tightly contested first set 26-24 before adding the second 27-25.
2023-08-23T07:51:52+00:00
Uganda fell 3-0 to Egypt in the quarter-final of the continental showpiece on Tuesday and will now focus on fighting for Position Five in the Classification Games.
2023-08-21T14:35:12+00:00
Uganda finished fifth at the continental showpiece in Kigali, Rwanda, two years ago but will not have the opportunity to build on that.
2023-08-20T13:15:35+00:00
Coming off back-to-back losses to Kenya and Rwanda, Uganda required a result against Burkina Faso to guarantee themselves a place in the quarter-final and it was a perfect performance as the team cruised through the three sets to get back to winning ways.
2023-08-19T15:22:10+00:00
Despite a spirited start that saw Tonny Lakony’s charges leading 3-0 early in the first set, Rwanda bounced back to edge the frame 25-20 and take the lead.
2023-08-18T14:40:45+00:00
The Malkia Strikers took the first set 25-15 and despite a spirited fight by Uganda in the second frame, it was still the nine-time champions who raced into a 2-0 lead with a 25-16 triumph.
2023-08-17T18:05:35+00:00
Having started the tournament by making easy prey of Lesotho on Thursday, Uganda got off to a flying start against Morocco and took the first set 25-15 to set the pace of the game.
2023-08-16T16:21:03+00:00
Uganda got out of the blocks early and took the first set 25-10 before limiting Lesotho to five points in the second frame.
2023-08-16T13:43:53+00:00
Returning to the continental showpiece for the first time since 2009, Uganda made light work of Lesotho in straight sets to get off the mark in Group B.
2023-08-16T11:27:05+00:00
Uganda Volleyball Federation has already sent the women’s team for their own championship in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but sources revealed to Pulse Sports that there was no government backing.