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UCU delegation touched down in Brasília on the night of 12 November after a long flight from Entebbe. Both the men’s and women’s teams arrived safely and settled into the athletes’ village ahead of Thursday’s official opening. Their arrival followed weeks of preparation that started immediately after they qualified at the continental championships.

To qualify for the tournament, both the UCU Lady Canons and Canons defeated the United States International University-Africa (USIU) in a qualifying tournament hosted by Makerere University at HAMZ Stadium, Nakivubo, earlier this year, and USIU qualified for the World Cup as runners-up.

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Lady Canons fell 51–59 to JKL Lady Dolphins in Game Two of the National Basketball League semi-finals on Tuesday night at Lugogo Indoor Arena, allowing the defending champions to tie the best-of-five series at 1–1.

Uganda Christian University (UCU) emerged as the overall champion in the Tennis Slam at the third Kings of Africa Rugby 7s and Tennis Slam, hosted by the United States International University–Africa (USIU–A) from October 4 at the KCB Grounds in Ruaraka, Nairobi.

Uganda Christian University’s Lady Canons made a perfect start to their National Basketball League semi-final campaign with a commanding 57–46 win over defending champions JKL Lady Dolphins in Game One, played on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at YMCA Wandegeya.

UCU is set to hold its first-ever university-wide Tuition Fundraising Run, and seeks to raise at least Shs500 million to support financially struggling students. The event, scheduled for October, will bring together all UCU campuses and colleges, stakeholders, and partners in a joint effort to ease the burden of tuition for students in need.