Uganda, May 9 -- There are 500 million reasons to get hooked to the National Basketball League (NBL) this season.

At least that was the feeling, at the sunny terrace of Fairway Boutique Hotel yesterday morning, when Fuba announced they had secured Shs500m from Nile Breweries Limited brand Castle Lite, for the top division of their league this year.

According to Nile Breweries trade marketing executive Douglas Karema, "the deal is for one year and renewable depending on how it performs."

Of the kitty, Fuba, according to their chief executive officer (CEO) Marcus Kwikiriza, will receive "Shs200m".

"This sorts us completely in terms of operational costs. We have been suffering in the past to sort umpires and they nearly had a strike last...