Silverbacks face Egypt in AfroBasket farewell after early exit

Uganda face Egypt tomorrow but the game is purely academic after the Silverbacks falling to 0-2 in Group D and securing early elimination from the tournament home

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By Charles Mutebi
Journalists @New Vision
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AfroBasket 2025

Results 

Senegal 88 Uganda 53

Mali 85 Uganda 72

Tomorrow 

Uganda v Egypt 

 

The Uganda Silverbacks have a game to go in AfroBasket 2025 group play.

 

It will be their last at the tournament, disregarding the positional playoffs of course.

 

Uganda face Egypt tomorrow but the game is purely academic after the Silverbacks falling to 0-2 in Group D and securing early elimination from the tournament home.

 

The encounter with unbeaten Egypt, who look like sleeper, threatens more flogging for the dead hopes of the Silverbacks. 

 

Eleven years after making their AfroBasket debut, the Silverbacks curve has stalled if not started to drop. 

 

If there is any consolation, it is the fact the financial state of the national team programme has never been better.