Hope Akello

Hope Akello
No. 12 – JKL Dolphins 2017-2024
Position	Power Forward
Personal information
Born	8 December 1997 (age 28); Kampada District, Uganda
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Hope Akello is a Ugandan basketball player. She is a member of the Uganda women's national basketball team, including at the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.

On club level she plays with Lady Dolphins. She won the 2019 Most Valuable Basketball Player Award. Hope Akello helped JKL Lady Dolphins win Uganda National Basket League (NBL) 2025. She has been aguably the best player in the league in 2025.

References

↑ Eurobasket. "Hope Akello, Basketball Player, News, Stats - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
↑ "Hope Akello". Afrobasket. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
↑ "Hope Akello: We have to limit our turnovers". pulsesports.ug. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
↑ "Why Akello deserves to lead NBL best five". monitor.co.ug. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
↑ "Okello, Akello Scoop 2019 Most Valuable Basketball Player Awards". ugandaradionetwork.net. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
↑ "JKL clinch fifth women NBL title". Monitor. 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

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[1] Eurobasket. "Hope Akello, Basketball Player, News, Stats - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[2] "Hope Akello". Afrobasket. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[3] "Hope Akello: We have to limit our turnovers". pulsesports.ug. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[4] "Why Akello deserves to lead NBL best five". monitor.co.ug. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[5] "Okello, Akello Scoop 2019 Most Valuable Basketball Player Awards". ugandaradionetwork.net. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[6] "JKL clinch fifth women NBL title". Monitor. 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2025-11-03.