FUBA-Airtel League Standings....

Questions:

• Where are we?
• Where do we desire to be?
• What are we going to do about it?

SECOND ROUND:

A1 CHALLENGE  vs  MUK SPARKS  @ 5:30PM [Lugogo Indoor Sports Arena]

#thehusslebegins

PS:Where Your Game Face @ ?

All Stars List Unveiled......

Congrats to the A1 Challenge players that made it to the All Star list. Make us proud y'all

Women: (UGANDA)

1. Angella Namirimu (UCU Lady Canons)
2. Flavia Oketcho (KCCA Leopards)
3. Judith Nansobya (KIU Rangers)
4. Maureen Amoding (UCU Lady Canons)
5. Hatima Kassim (A1 Challenge)
6. Victoria Nantale (A1 Challenge)
7. Monica Siima (KCCA Leopards)
8. Claire Lamunu (KCCA Leopards)
9. Carol Nyafwono (Magic Stormers)
10. Elizabeth Kiiza (A1 Challenge)
11. Martha Soigi (KCCA Leopards)
12. Peace Proscovia (UCU Lady Canons)

Women: (INTERNATIONAL)

1. Evelyn Adhiambo (UCU Lady Canons)
2. Brenda Mbone (UCU Lady Canons)
3. Mishi Jomane (Crane High Ladies)
4. Ashura Jahid (Crane High Ladies)
5. Virginia Awino (UCU Lady Canons)
6. Aurore Irakoze (KIU Rangers)
7. Nasra Uwamahoro (Magic Stormers)
8. Gudbjorg Hakonardottir (A1 Challenge)
9. Aisha Kamana (Magic Stormers)
10. Marion Esther (Nkumba Lady Marines)
11. Lorraine Akinyi (UCU Lady Canons)
12. Purity Odhiambo (UCU Lady Canons

#fortheloveandthechallenge

Wrap Up Of Round One......

The 2013-14 FUBA-Airtel basketball league round one's curtains were drawn last week, and A1 Challenge finished with 3 straight wins. And the overall performance indicator showed A1 Challenge having played 11 games in the first round, ending on a 5-6 run.


Coming from a dreadful start, of three straight losses and finishing with three straight wins, now that's what i call a shaking up/ wake up call.

Point to note is that the competition gets tighter when it comes to the cream de la' cream, and by this i am talking of Lady Canons, KCCA Leopards and probably Magic Stormers. And that is where A1 Challenge have to go to the drawing board and work out a strategy to go hard, throughout the second round into playoffs.

A good position guarantees better draw and match-up in the playoffs which could (with discipline, hardwork, guts, teamwork and heart) translate into the championship, who am i not to dream of a second title, after doing almost an Arsenal since 2005.

Finishing 4th by the end of June, and ending the first round on a high, would give the ladies massive confidence come round two.

The second half of the first round saw A1 Challenge come out really focused, with Coach Jeff Omondi and assistant Mavita Ali trying orchestrate a championship winning formulae.


Everyone of our players has to really get locked into what we were trying to do, so much so that it's infectious; and the entire team gets caught up hence making everybody on the team better.


A1 Challenge will look forward to a productive second round and a shot at the playoff finals as II round action will begin as early as 2nd August.


Be sure to visit a1challengediary.blogspot.com for their schedule and results.

Wrap up run from the first round:
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::::::A1 CHALLENGE SECOND ROUND FIXTURE SCHEDULE::::::


SUNDAY 4TH AUG 2013:  Vs  MAKERERE SPARKS, 5:30PM @ LUGOGO INDOOR STADIUM

FRIDAY 9TH AUG 2013:  Vs  MAGIC STORMERS, 6:30PM @ LUGOGO INDOOR STADIUM

SUNDAY 18TH AUG 2013:  Vs  NABISUNSA, 11:30AM @ LUGOGO INDOOR STADIUM



 

A1 Challenge Match On Past Nabisunsa Girls....53:32

An intensely hot Sunday mid morning kick off saw last minute changes in the venue of the FUBA-Airtel games and this particular contest was pushed to the KIU Outdoor courts. Kick off began at 11:30am. This was the first time this season that these two clubs were facing off with both teams relishing their chances.


The first quarter was important to A1 if they were going to  make a statement in this contest. And they did by stretching their points on the board from the on-set. With the the quarter ending 18:9.


The second quarter was more of continuation of where we had stopped for A1 Challenge further leading it 11:4.

Nabisunsa's Lokwameri Angella and Atuhaire Ritah combined to close in on the third quarter which ended 13 all.

A1 Challenge further extended its lead by the end of the fourth quarter which eventually ended 11:6.


By the final whistle, A1 Challenge had taken their foot off the gas to maintain a decent score sheet. This is A1 Challenges 3 victory of the season and they'll take all the positives from this encounter as they look to finish the first round on a high.


Nabisunsa's Lokwameri Angellah scored a game high 14 points but that's all there was in the Nabisunsa outfit. Coach Samanya Emma surely ought to look for ways of engaging other players to keep the score board ticking and match the efforts of their most senior player, despite the fact that it's a new team trying to gel and re-construct chemistry and synergy as a unit.

Coach Jeff Omondi and Ass. Mavita will be taking all the lessons from this game and try to work on geling more and being more efficient seeing that A1 Challenge has drafted a couple of new players in Nakamoga Bridget, Nandaula Shadia and Ms. Gudbjorg, synergy going forward into the mid season is key.

::::A1 PLAYER STATS::::

Ntale Vickie--------9points
Bazira Liz-----------12points
Hatima Kassim-----7points
Shadia Nandaula---8points

::::NABISUNSA PLAYER STATS::::

Lokwameri Angella-----14points
Atuhaire Ritah------------6points
Nakitto Remmie----------4points





::::A1 CHALLENGE'S NEXT FIXTURE::::

Gladiators 14th JULY 2013 @ 17:30hrs YMCA Court
KIU Rangers 17th JULY 2013 @ 18:30hrs Lugogo Court


For The Love & The Challenge