Lydia Babirye (born November 21, 2004) is a Ugandan

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player who plays as a guard for Evangel University Athletics and

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Career history

Babirye attended Victory Christian Center in

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, where she played basketball from 2018 to 2019 season to 2022–2023 season. She joined the Evangel University for the 2023–2024 season. She was part of the Evangel University squad the plays against Ottawa University on 21 February 2024.

Uganda national team

Babirye first represented

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in 2019 during

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and was called to the senior national team in 2023 during 2023 women's Afrobasket. Babirye was part of the Uganda squad that defeated Senegal in Kigali in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babirye, Lydia 2004 births Living people Ugandan women's basketball players Guards (basketball)