PHOTO BY TREVOR BROWN
Draped by a Ugandan flag, Jaffari Makanda basks in the adulation during opening ceremonies of the 2014 world lacrosse championship.
For Uganda, For Africa
Wed Feb 17 2021 | Matt DaSilva | Fuel
This story originally appeared in the September 2014 edition of Lacrosse Magazine. It is being republished as part of US Lacrosse’s celebration of Black History Month. It tells the story of the Uganda men s lacrosse team the first African nation to play in the world lacrosse championship.
The Ugandans are late for lunch. It’s 11:45 a.m. as they saunter downstairs to the cafeteria at the University of Denver’s Centennial Hall for an 11 a.m. meal.