Basketball in Africa

Wednesday, December 9
KCCA Leopards vs. UCU Lady Canons 6:30pm, Lugogo
Even before the start of the season, one would not bet against having a KCCA-UCU final. The two sides are meeting in their fifth straight final and have looked miles apart from their counterparts in Uganda’s premier ladies’ league.
With KCCA Leopards returning from the Africa Club Championship where they finished 11th out of 12 teams, the ladies’ finals will finally tip off tomorrow before the men’s Game 3 at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium
For a side that has competed in the Zone V Club Championship and the Africa Club Championship while Lady Canons rested, some levels of fatigue will be expected on KCCA side.
The Leopards lost just one game in the regular season (against UCU) as they trounced their finals opponents in two of their three meetings.
Injuries to Becky Akullo, Joy Chemutai and Monica Siima’s illness are some of the concerns for head coach Timothy Odeke.
“The fatigue is there but we hope we'll have rested a bit by tomorrow,” Odeke revealed in regard to his team’s shape going into the seven game series.