Basketball in Africa

Perennial semifinalists UCU Canons have had a mixed first round in the Airtel National Basketball League.The university side have won five of their nine games. Today at YMCA court, UCU face a resurgent Eagles in their penultimate fixture prior to the mid-season break. After last Friday’s ill-tempered 78-64 loss to Warriors, UCU coach Nicholas Natuhereza refused admit that his team needed anger management. “We lost our composure but must learn from this,” Natuhereza said.