Facilities are not the best – and the government wants them out of their home – but long-term plan for qualification has paid off
Uganda take a healthy record against weaker neighbours into the T20 World Cup and a group that includes New Zealand and West Indies.Uganda take a healthy record against weaker neighbours into the T20 World Cup and a group that includes New Zealand and West Indies.Oval in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, are not ideal for a budding fast bowler. The lanes are set up on a concrete slab that only allows for a spinner’s run-up.
Ugandan representation at a global tournament is not unprecedented, with East Africa appearing at the first men’s World Cup in 1975. Associate membership to the International Cricket Council arrived in 1998, but success has taken its time, with Lawrence Mahatlane’s reign as the men’s head coach from 2020 to 2023 seen as a turning point.
At 43, Frank Nsubuga will be the oldest player at the T20 World Cup. “This is the dream I’ve been chasing all my life,” he says.The side’s vice-captain is Riazat Ali Shah, a Pakistan-born all-rounder, one of several players in the World Cup squad of south Asian originWe’ve played with them for so long they can speak the local language and we can understand their languages as well. Don’t insult me in Hindi because I’ll understand.
Access to equipment has been an issue, too, but that has been partly addressed with the help of a club in Sydney. Brian Freedman was managing Australia at the Under-19s World Cup in 2004 when he came across a Ugandan side making their first appearance at the tournament. “They were a lovely group of kids,” he says. “We started talking to their management and they explained how difficult it was with no equipment and no money.
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