Uganda's National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Netball Club has set off for Zanzibar ahead of the 2025 East African Netball Club Championship, scheduled to tip off this weekend.
NIC Uganda’s most successful netball outfit, heads into the regional tournament seeking to defend the title they won last year in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The 12-player squad off to Zanzibar also includes Gloria Aya, Racheal Nanyonga, Nassim Mutesi and Margaret Bagala.
According to Sports Nation, NIC team manager Jocelyn Ucanda, expressed confidence in her side’s ability to retain the title, pointing to the club’s structure and player welfare as key drivers of success.
“NIC Netball Club is a team of winners. We have the best squad and no wonder the national team, She Cranes, comprises mostly of players from NIC. There is good facilitation, players are paid on time, well taken care of, and therefore no excuse for not winning," she said.
“Peace Proscovia, Mary Nuba, and Stella Oyella have all come from NIC and gone on to play professional netball abroad. The current players are motivated, they’ve seen what their predecessors have achieved and they believe they too can follow the same path. These players are fueled to win, and the target is to defend the title.”
Others teams to represent Uganda in the tournament also include, Prisons and KCCA Netball Clubs in the women's category , while Kampala University and WOB will represent Ugandan men.