Ugandan teams win FIBA U-18 Africa Zone V Basketball Championship

KAMPALA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Both Ugandan boys' and girls' teams have emerged champions of the FIBA U-18 Zone V Basketball Championship 2024.

The girls' team beat Rwanda 82-52, and the boys' team edged Rwanda 69-66, as the championship concluded at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Friday night.

In the girls' final, the Ugandan team, led by skipper Christine Namyalo, took a 41-24 lead at halftime before sealin