Ugandan shooting guard Perus Nyamwenge has taken the biggest step of her career, signing her first professional contract with ASG Basketball Club in Morocco.
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She becomes the latest Gazelles-linked player to break into the international scene, following closely after Hope Akello’s move to Majd Tanja basketball.
Together, they mark a growing wave of Ugandan women pushing into global basketball.
For Nyamwenge, reaching this stage has been far from typical.
Born on 5 February 2000 in Tororo District, she didn’t grow up dreaming of basketball. She barely touched the sport in primary or secondary school.
Instead, she excelled in netball, once regarded as Tororo’s best shooter and dominated district athletics, going unbeaten in long jump and triple jump.
Her path shifted in 2016 when her school coach, Henry Osinde, encouraged her to try basketball. She fell in love with it immediately.
After school, she committed herself to the game. A brief run at YMCA in 2019 opened the door, but it was at KIU Rangers from 2020 that she truly broke out.
Her defining moment came in the 2023 WNBL season, averaging 13.5 points, sinking a last second game winner in the finals opener against JKL, and later dropping 27 points off the bench in Game 3.
She walked away with the Best Shooting Guard award and an All Star Five selection.
In 2024, she joined KCCA Leopards and continued her steady climb.
Her progress earned national team attention. She debuted for Uganda in 2022 with the U23 side and competed at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, averaging 7.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 1.6 rebounds.
Against Guinea, she took charge as point guard, delivering 7 assists and 4 steals while running the offense with calm authority.
Coaches and teammates describe her as resilient, hardworking, and gifted, her netball accuracy and athletics explosiveness now shaping her into a fearless two-way guard.
At 25, the girl from Tororo who once ruled district jumping pits now steps onto a continental stage, ready for the next chapter of her basketball journey.
