20 November 2011
UGANDA : Rain opens Lugogo debate
results
M. UCU vs Warriors 8pm
W. Stormers vsUCU 6pm
Div 2. Vegetarian vs Stormers 4pm
Div 3. City Oil vs Shooters 2pm
W. UCU 75-35 Stormers
(UCU lead series 1-0)
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, so they say. Friday night must have left every basketball fan at YMCA court feeling the validity of this saying.
Fond memories of the reliability of the old Lugogo Indoor Stadium were quickly rekindled as Game One of the MTN-Fuba League semifinal best-of-five play-off series between Warriors and UCU Canons was abandoned due to rain.
As the female emcee did introductions of Warriors players, heavens opened with a drizzle that never looked serious. It poured and stopped on at least three occasions. Fans waited patiently. Some even picked mattresses to try and dry the outdoor court.
The futility of their efforts was confirmed at 10.23pm when a federation official announced that the game had been called off. The tarmac court was predictably slippery and dangerous, something both teams agreed to.
Ali Balunywa, the Fuba vice president (technical and competitions), delivered the inevitable but annoying news. He did this quickly with the game being pushed to last night and Game Two scheduled for this evening.
M. UCU vs Warriors 8pm
W. Stormers vsUCU 6pm
Div 2. Vegetarian vs Stormers 4pm
Div 3. City Oil vs Shooters 2pm
W. UCU 75-35 Stormers
(UCU lead series 1-0)
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, so they say. Friday night must have left every basketball fan at YMCA court feeling the validity of this saying.
Fond memories of the reliability of the old Lugogo Indoor Stadium were quickly rekindled as Game One of the MTN-Fuba League semifinal best-of-five play-off series between Warriors and UCU Canons was abandoned due to rain.
As the female emcee did introductions of Warriors players, heavens opened with a drizzle that never looked serious. It poured and stopped on at least three occasions. Fans waited patiently. Some even picked mattresses to try and dry the outdoor court.
The futility of their efforts was confirmed at 10.23pm when a federation official announced that the game had been called off. The tarmac court was predictably slippery and dangerous, something both teams agreed to.
Ali Balunywa, the Fuba vice president (technical and competitions), delivered the inevitable but annoying news. He did this quickly with the game being pushed to last night and Game Two scheduled for this evening.
# posted by afrbk : 14:18
