Stephen Omony (born 3 November 1981) though some sources mention March 23, 1980, is an Ugandan professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays for the
City Oilers
City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won eight championships, the most in league history. The Oilers play in the Basketball Africa Leagu ...
of
Uganda’s National Basketball League (NBL).
Born in the
Namuwongo
Namuwongo is a location in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.
Location
Namuwongo is located in Makindye Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lugogo to the north, Nak ...
neighbourhood in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Omony has played for several teams in the Ugandan top level. In 2017, he signed with the City Oilers for four years.
He has been the team captain of
Uganda's national basketball team
The Uganda national basketball team represents Uganda in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA).
Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 ...
.
[Andrew Mwanguhya]
Omony on giving back, time in Seychelles and reinvention
''Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is a Ugandan independent daily newspaper. Its name is shared by the ''Saturday Monitor'' and ''Sunday Monitor'', which are also published by Monitor Publications Limited. ''Daily Monitor'' averaged a daily circulation of 24,2 ...
'', 21 February 2015. Accessed on 15 March 2019.
References
External links
2017 AfroBasket profile2017 FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup profileEurobasket.com profileRealGM profile
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1981 births
Living people
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Kampala
Ugandan men's basketball players
City Oilers players