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As Uganda Christian University (UCU) gears up for the highly blistering five-day Association of Ugandan University Sports (AUUS) games tournament, preparations continue in terms of sport facility renovations and redevelopment.
Some of my favorite moments are also firsts, like winning my first championship. One title especially dear to me was being named MVP at the Zone 5 Championship (covering Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa) at just 17—the youngest to ever win it. Also my first championship with the UCU Lady Canons, and it felt like fulfilling a promise I had made to Jason Mehl, who was then the Head of Sports at UCU.
Year Two students won the Uganda Christian University School of Law Sports Gala after a strong run across football and other track events during the two-day competition held on November 14 and 15 at the main campus in Mukono.
UCU Lady Canons kept their championship hopes alive with a well-deserved 65-50 victory over JKL Lady Dolphins in the National Basketball League playoffs at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday, 10 October 2025.
UCU Canons wrapped up their National Basketball League season on a high after defeating Sommet Basketball Club 70–60 in the third-place playoff on Tuesday, 7 October, at Lugogo Arena.
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.
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