20-year-old, Mary Cholhok Nuba, a south Sudanese Migrant to Uganda, stands at 6 feet 7 inches.
During the recently concluded World university Netball Championships held at Makerere University in Uganda, Nuba scored a chunk of the goals (including the winning goal) as Uganda overcame hot favourites, south Africa, 44-43 in a pulsating final.
Nuba has previously played for the current Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association, FEASSSA, champions St. Mary’s Kitende from Uganda.
Mary on playing on the local scene in Uganda she said;
I never got a chance to play so much in the local league as the year I started training with a local team, NIC, the National squad, traveled, and had several engagements. However, I got to train with the team. The biggest tournament was East African Level, but I did not get to play. The National Team had test series in the UK. I also played basketball locally, but I was rubbish as I was used only for rebounds and defense. When I trained with NIC, it was one of the best teams in the league. It was a great club as they tried to cater to the athletes even though it was not the best support an athlete should have.
