2015 AAPA Africa Blackball Championships:
- 26th – 31st October 2015
- Maseru, Lesotho.
The men and women Uganda National Pool teams are in a desperate quest for at least Shs. 170M before the start of the African pool Championship due in October, in Maseru the capital of Lesotho.
Uganda will be represented for the second time in this prestigious event, following the 2014 edition that was hosted by Tanzania where the ladies earned bronze.
Head Coach Eddy Nkoyoyo, who represented Uganda and won the 2015 Sportsmanship Award in the 2015 WPA World Artistic Pool Championships that ended on August 30, 2015 at Ozone Billiards in Kennesaw, Georgia Atlanta, USA, said that the team is ready and he expects good representation for the country.
Having Successfully Decorated Uganda with Silver by the She Pool Cranes last year, we have continued to focus on current form and experience as the main criteria in our team selection in addition to discipline and commitment. I would like to assure the country that the men and women that have been selected to represent Uganda are mentally, emotionally and physically ready to bring more glory to Uganda. We have the best players on the team and the fact that they have already undergone rigorous training in preparation for this event makes us contenders for this years Africa Championship title
Oscar Ocakacon, the Rock Catalina Captain who is also the men’s team captain, expressed remorse after men’s team lost the third place position last year because of only one goal.
We lost some seemingly easy frames due to an edge in technique that our opponents had at that time but we learnt our lessons and we are now a better side. The players have over the past one year built enough resilience, improved on speed and enhanced their shots. We expect to come back with more medals this time
The Pool Association of Uganda (PAU) president, Farouk Wamala Kisuze appeals to government, private individuals and the corporate organizations to come in handly and assist in raising the money.
