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UG BASKETBALL: N.B.L EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL.

UG BASKETBALL: N.B.L EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL.

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The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) has tentatively approved that the 2020/2021 National Basketball League will begin on Friday. 2nd. April. 2021.

FUBA which is the national basketball governing body is planning to have all divisions in action on the first weekend of April according to FUBA Vice President in charge of Administration Hudson Ssegamwenge.

“What we have agreed so far is the league to start on 2nd April,” Hudson Ssegamwenge told Kawowo Sports.

About the  Corona Virus protocols, Ssegamwenge said that they will help the clubs do the tests for the players before the games kick off and this will be achieved in form of cost-sharing of the covid testing costs.

FUBA has also comfirmed that the regular season will be played on a single leg format and the number of the plays-offs games per stage will be cut; with the quarterfinals and semifinals to be played on a best-of-three games and the finals; a best-of-five games.

Venues (courts) to be used include; Uganda Christain University, Mukono, Makerere University, Kampala and Kampala International University, Kansanga; and they will be open to limited number of people however, Ssegamwenge said that the federation in doing it’s best to see that the funs and other stakeholders will also enjoy these games on “TV”.

By Noeline Nakacwa www.sportznow.ug writer.

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