Uganda’s National Basketball Team, the Gazelles, stunned Egypt with a 74-63 victory to qualify for the Women’s AfroBasket 2025. The Gazelles avenged their 65-62 group-stage loss by defeating the hosts in a winner-takes-all matchup.
Led by power forward Jane Asinde, Uganda secured a hard-fought revenge against hosts Egypt, dominating the first three quarters.
They outscored Egypt 19-18, 21-11, and 21-16 before the Egyptians attempted a late rally, winning the final quarter 18-13. However, Uganda maintained their lead to seal the victory with an 11-point margin, 74-63.
Uganda’s leading scorer and captain, Jane Asinde, was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) and headlined the competition’s Best Five selection.
Uganda’s power forward was joined by South Sudanese guard Delicia Washington, Egyptian shooting guard Nadine Mohamed, Kenyan small forward Victoria Reynolds, and Egyptian center Raneem Elgedawy.
Other individual awards:
• Best Rebounder: Adut Bulgak (South Sudan)
• Best Blocker: Ines Nezerwa (Burundi)
• Best 3P Shooter: Nadine Mohamed (Egypt)
Burundi won the Fair Play trophy, while South Sudan took bronze.
This marks Uganda’s fourth qualification for the AfroBasket tournament, having previously participated in 1997, 2015, 2023, and now 2025.
Uganda’s Gazelles will join Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, and Rwanda, who qualified automatically from the last edition, along with Cameroon and Angola, the Zone IV and Zone VI winners.
The 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket (29th edition) will take place from July 25 to August 3 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
