Basketball in Africa

When Ndejje University Angels were edged by StarTimes Falcons 59-54 at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium, fell Charging Rhinos 53-51 and Tiger Head Power 82-74 at YMCA as well as losing to UCU 68-58, assistant coach, Chris Kyambadde said the team was not “weak in the game they were playing but weak in holding on to leads.”
The inability to hold on to leads earned Ndejje four of the six first round losses. Head coach, Walker Obedi associated it to lack of mental toughness.
“I think we lacked mental toughness in the losses” he told Kawowo Sports. “I think the guys have fought for the team and the university. We did not expect to be 5-6 but you win some and lose some” Obedi said.
Obedi says they have not lowered their bar after defending the Zuku University Basketball League. He says Ndejje and set to dominate the national university games and as well as completing the normal season in the five places.
“We still have high expectations as a team and that’s finishing in the top five teams in the regular season. We want to come back in the second round hard and better than the first”
Ndejje will start their second round on Sunday against Diamonds – a side they scored their second century of the season as and will a good stepping stone as the second half of the season starts.
“We will still come out strong every game because we want to better our record come the second round. We just want to work as a team again.”
“We want to play in the semifinals of this league this year and then pick up from there” Obedi boldly stated.