By Micheal Ainomugisha

Uganda Christian University (UCU) successfully defended its AfroVarsity 3×3 Basketball
Championship titles, with both the UCU Lady Canons and UCU Canons clinching victory against Kenya’s United States International University (USIU) in the finals held at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo, from June 7–8.

The two-day tournament, organized by the Federation of African University Sports (FASU) and hosted by Makerere University, brought together top university teams from across the continent. UCU Lady Canons overcame USIU with a 19–15 win, while the UCU Canons edged their
Kenyan rivals 21–19 in a closely contested men’s final.

In a show of overall athletic dominance, UCU’s badminton team, the UCU Kites, also emerged champions of the FASU Badminton Games held concurrently at Makerere University’s Nkrumah Hall. The team comprising Kruthum Nalumansi, team captain Sarah Mirembe, Joshua Ekochu,