Buoyed by world-class basketball courts, it was an end-to-end basketball affair during the third outing of the Corporate Sports Network (CSN) held at the former GEMS Cambridge International School on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
The two excellent basketball courts, both outdoor and indoor, enabled a style of play that allowed for quick transitions between defence and offence. It is for this reason that the outing led to higher-scoring games and more exciting action, as teams capitalised on fast breaks.
It was an end to end affair at the basketball courts. CSN photo
After a series of games, sixteen corporate companies qualified after playing some impressive basketball. There are impressive match-ups which will serve up much-anticipated action as companies look to take the trophy, which was won by Manifest TV in the 2024 season.
In one of the games, I & M Bank showed some “fair play,” choosing to rest their MVPs and field fewer players against SGA Security, but still won their game by 19 points to 0. In some of the other engaging games, Centenary Bank edged Stanbic Bank by 16 to 14; Post Bank edged Stanbic Bank by 10 to 9 points, while debutants ABSA Bank defeated Mogo Loans by 9 points to 8.
Harriss International was in scintillating form during the qualifiers. They made it to the last 16
In the drubbings of the day, Harris International made little work of Vision Group, defeating them by 15 to 4; Hotel Africana, last year’s losing finalists, defeated ABSA Bank by 19 to 0; Housing Finance Bank defeated Equity Bank by 24 to 9; and Case Hospital defeated Uganda Bureau of Statistics by 31 to 12.
Post Bank and Centenary Bank qualified from Group A, while Hotel Africana and ABSA Bank sailed through from Group B. Group C’s representatives are Uganda Revenue Authority and Tropical Bank, while Group D’s qualifiers are DFCU Bank and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
In Group E, I&M Bank emerged as the winners, with Uganda Breweries Limited as the runners-up, while Case Hospital and the Electricity Regulatory Authority sailed through from Group F. Housing Finance and Roofings Group qualified from Group G, while Harris International and Graphic Systems wrapped up the final group.
In some of the heated matchups in the round of 16, it is Post Bank vs. Graphics Systems and Hotel Africana vs. Roofings Group; URA will play ERA, while Dfcu plays Uganda Breweries Limited. In other games, I&M Bank plays NSSF, while Case Hospital will play against Tropical Bank.
Housing Finance Bank plays ABSA Bank, while Hariss International wraps up the fixture with a mouthwatering game against Centenary Bank.
