体坛英语资讯：Uganda prepare for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers
<p><span word="KAMPALA">KAMPALA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 13-- <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="Silverbacks">Silverbacks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>.</p><p><span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="February">February</span> 23-25.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Mande">Mande</span> <span word="Juruni">Juruni</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>.</p><p><span word="England">England</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Josh">Josh</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="player">player</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>.</p><p><span word="Ambrose">Ambrose</span> <span word="Tashobya">Tashobya</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="Fuba">Fuba</span>) <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> 12-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span>) <span word="play">play</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="window">window</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> 16-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span>-<span word="Afrocan">Afrocan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019.</p>
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