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Uganda's U16 boys' national basketball team, the Junior Silverbacks, achieved their best-ever finish at the FIBA U16 AfroBasket tournament, taking fifth place in Kigali, Rwanda.

It was the first time Uganda had advanced to the knockout stages at the continental youth championship. Their campaign ended in the quarterfinals after a narrow 53-50 defeat to Cameroon on Friday (September 12) at the Petit Stade.

Despite the setback, the Junior Silverbacks responded strongly in the classification match, overcoming Tunisia 56-44 on Saturday (September 13) to claim fifth place overall.