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The Lady Canons recovered from a 19–10 defeat to Canada’s Carleton University in their opening Pool B match to register a commanding 21–5 victory over hosts of the University of Macau.
Central Conference encounter, one of the fixtures in the opening week of the newly branded league format, was played at the UCU Main Football Pitch on Sunday evening, October 18, 2026, with both sides settling for a point.
Lady Canons qualified for the World Cup after successfully defending their Federation of African University Sports (FASU) Afro Varsity 3×3 Basketball Championship title, defeating United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) of Kenya 21–15 in the final held in Ibadan, Nigeria.
In what looked like a fully dominated game by UCU, who tussled it out with MUBS, ended in a thrilling 80-51 win for Canons, with an exceptional performance of the afternoon.
UCU Doves scored 25-13 in the first set, 25-20 in the second set, and 25-19 in the final set to leave no stone unturned for Makerere University.
UCU Angels once more stormed with a strong performance by edging SLAU four quarters win to nil. They won the first quarter 08- 05, second quarter 14- 09, third quarter 22- 12 and the fourth and final quarter 31- 16.
UCU Lady Doves won the first set 25- 12, the second set 25- 18.and the third and final set 25-20. Their win as they wait for the final slated for tomorrow means 100% perfection and winning style, having won all two group stage phase games in their group B.
Uganda Christian University football team booked a place in the semi-finals of the AUUS Games after a 2–0 win over Nkumba University at the UCU Old Pitch.
In the first single, Nalumansi went against MUBS’ Belinda Nabbumba, and took her out after two sets, winning 21-7 and 21-3.
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