Wednesday, October 21
•Nam Blazers 109-45 Ushindzi
Thursday, October 22
•Nam Blazers Vs COSPN – 7pm
Namuwongo Blazers made a winning start to their ROAD to BAL campaign with a commanding 109-45 victory over Comoros’ Ushindzi de Ouani at the new Hoima Arena on Wednesday.
The Blazers led 62-28 at halftime before completing a dominant 64-point victory.
Peter Obleng led the scoring with 22 points, shooting 9-for-15 from the field off the bench.
Makhtar Gueye added 20 points, Frank Nyembo scored 18, Johnathan Jordan contributed 11, while Richaud Pack finished with 10 as five Blazers players reached double figures.
Saindou Houmadi Moudhuhirou was Ushindzi’s leading scorer with 15 points, the only player on his team to score in double figures.
All Blazers players except Tonny Drilleba got on the scoreboard, with the bench contributing 42 points.
The Ugandan side also dominated the boards, winning the rebounding battle 71-27, despite struggling from beyond the arc, where they made just seven of 36 attempts.
The Blazers return to action today against Madagascar’s COSPN in their second outing.
COSPN opened their campaign with a 93-69 defeat to Burundi’s Urunani. Ikenna Kenechukwu Okeke led COSPN with 20 points, while Hasina Rasolonandrianina added 17 and Livio Ratianarivo scored 11 in the loss.
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