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Uganda finished fifth at the continental showpiece in Kigali, Rwanda, two years ago but will not have the opportunity to build on that.
Uganda Volleyball Cranes players have been told there is no money to facilitate the team to this year’s CAVB Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship next month.
The Cranes were slated to take part in the championship scheduled for September in Cairo, Egypt but have now been informed that will not happen.
“We have been told we are not travelling because there is no money,” one of the players told Pulse Sports on Monday.
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14:15 - 20.08.2023
VOLLEYBALL Uganda Volleyball Lady Cranes reach African Championship quarter-finals
Coming off back-to-back losses to Kenya and Rwanda, Uganda required a result against Burkina Faso to guarantee themselves a place in the quarter-final and it was a perfect performance as the team cruised through the three sets to get back to winning ways.
The team met with the Uganda Volleyball Federation president on Saturday to receive the news, and the players were left devastated.
Uganda finished fifth at the continental showpiece in Kigali, Rwanda, two years ago but will not have the opportunity to build on that.
The country is still filled with jubilations following Joshua Cheptegei’s heroics of winning a third-straight gold medal in the 10,000m race at the World Athletics Championships.
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09:54 - 17.08.2023
VOLLEYBALL Volleyball Cranes head coach turns focus to FEASSA Games
The Volleyball Cranes had their training session called off on Tuesday, and players and coaches informed that they would meet with Uganda Volleyball Federation president Sadick Nasiwu on Saturday to find a way forward.
But there are teams still struggling to attract enough funding from the government to take part in international competitions.
The Uganda Volleyball Lady Cranes are in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the African Championship, but a source close to the federation revealed that the team left with no government funding.
The men’s senior basketball team, Silverbacks, has also missed two tournaments this year due to a lack of funding.
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10:30 - 14.08.2023
BASKETBALL Silverbacks miss Pre-Olympic Qualifiers
Uganda was scheduled to face Mali on Monday before taking on Senegal the following day and ending the first phase in a clash with hosts Nigeria on Thursday.
George Galanopolous’ charges were meant to participate in the FIBA Afro-CAN Qualifiers held in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, in June but sat out with no finances.
The same team then missed the Pre-Olympic Qualifiers that concluded over the weekend in Lagos, Nigeria.
In the case of volleyball, it is now a case of one team competing at a time.
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12:27 - 16.08.2023
VOLLEYBALL Volleyball Cranes training called off as Africa Cup participation hangs in the balance
Uganda Volleyball Federation has already sent the women’s team for their own championship in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but sources revealed to Pulse Sports that there was no government backing.
The women’s team missed the last championship in Rwanda in 2021, and this time round, it is the men who will sit out and wait another two years.
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