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The thanksgiving service, held at Nkoyoyo Hall, brought together the Lady Canons, Sports Office administrators, coaches and athletes from other sporting disciplines, led by University Chaplain Rev. Canon Paul Wasswa Ssembiro.
The title takes UCU back to the summit of Ugandan women’s basketball and extends their record to nine National Basketball League championships.
UCU Lady Canons head into Game Three of the 2026 National Basketball League Finals against JT Lady Jaguars with a 2–0 series lead, following their 65–61 victory, and the chance to move within one win of their first league title since 2022.
UCU Canons advanced to the National Basketball League semi-finals with a dominant 64-38 victory over Kampala Rockets in Game Three of the quarter-finals on Sunday, 14 September, at the Jaguars’ Den in Kira.
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The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons will look to keep their National Basketball League playoff hopes alive when they take on Kampala Rockets in Game Two of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Wednesday night.
Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons suffered a narrow 50-49 defeat to Kampala Rockets in Game One of the National Basketball League quarter-finals at the Jaguars’ Den in Kira on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
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