Uganda’s U18 Boys National Basketball Team, the Junior Silverbacks, have landed in Cairo, Egypt ahead of the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket Zone V Qualifiers.
The tournament is scheduled to run from July 23 to 29, with Uganda aiming to defend the Zone V title they won in 2024 after a dominant campaign on home soil.
Uganda had initially been awarded hosting rights for the qualifiers at the newly constructed Hoima City Stadium Indoor Arena, but FIBA Africa later moved the tournament to Cairo due to public health concerns arising from the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country.
The Zone V qualifiers will determine the teams that advance to the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2026 Finals, scheduled for August 5-16 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Uganda’s U18 Girls team (Junior Gazelles) has already secured qualification for the continental finals, and the Junior Silverbacks (Boys) will now seek to join them.
The traveling squad includes:
Players
- Shane Kwizera Nshuti
- Shamma Kwizera Nshuti
- Gabriel Nkugwa Magezi
- Eli Senyange
- Levi Ogiramoi
- Leone Sekandi
- Mongo Stephane Saidi
- Silver Lavin Odoi
- Isaac Munashe
- Ashiraf Kakooza
- Jacob Kateihwaho
- Zizi Zola Mbomba
- Pierre Laurent Rwuhiriro
Technical Team
- Daniel Juuko Naijja – Head Coach
- Jonathan Egau – Assistant Coach
- Barbara Okot – Team Manager
- Jonathan Oketch – Equipment Manager
- Vincent Etyang – Team Doctor
- Hudson Ssegamwenge – Head of Delegation (HOD)
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