Uganda’s Badminton team to play in Re-Union Challenge

_{The Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) will send their national team to fine tune in the Re-Union Open International Challenge 2022.}

_{Annet Nakamya, President of the Association says that they have decided to send the team to Re-Union to train for a few days and also participate in the International Challenge.}

_{“The trip to Re-Union will help our eight players and coaches fine-tune ahead of the Commonwealth Games to take place in Birmingham,” added Nakamya.}

_{She explained that playing in an International Challenge a few days before the Commonwealth Games will come at the right time for the players and coaches to gauge several aspects.}

_{William Kabindi, the national coach, told TalksportAfrica.com after a training session at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala that he is very happy with how the players are responding during training.}

_{“Playing at the Re-Union Challenge will also help the technical team to determine certain aspects during games situations and correct ahead of the Commonwealth Games,” added Kabindi.}

_{Uganda’s top men’s badminton player, Brain Kasirye also made it clear that playing in the Re-Union Challenge will be a good test ahead of the Commonwealth Games.}

_{“I am sure we shall face several good players in Re-Union and this will help us prepare well ahead of the trip to Birmingham,” added Kasirye, ranked sixth in Africa and 182nd in the world.}

_{Apart from Kasirye, the other members of Uganda’s badminton team that will play at the Commonwealth Games include; Israel Wanagalya, Friday Atama, Kenneth Mwambu, Husna Kobugabe, Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi and Sharifah Wanyana.}