Wednesday, June 5

APR Vs Kepler 6pm

REG Vs Tigers 8:30 pm

Venue: LDK Gymnasium

APR will have to put their shock BAL elimination aside and turn attention to domestic league when they face Kepler at the Lycée de Kigali Gymnasium on Wednesday.

It will also be APR’s first second round game of the local league.

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Kepler lost 67-98 to APR in the first round of the league, and the latter is looking to spare no effort in going home with the win.

The army side will be without their star point guard Adonis Filer, who tore his Achilles tendon during the BAL Sahara Conference games in Dakar, Senegal.

Despite the roster void, the club will be adding US-based Osborn Shema, a power force rim protector. Shema will be joining APR’s popular backcourt in American guard Zion Styles and Jean Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza.

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On Kepler’s side, Burundian star point guard Guibert Nijimbere, US-based shooting guard Emile Kazeneza, and American point guard Chad Bowie are among the players to watch out for.

As it stands, Patriots are at the top of the league table with 20 points, one-point clear of REG while APR are in third place with 17 points. Kepler stands in seventh place.

On the same day, REG will go up against the Tigers at the same venue.

Rankings

Patriots 20 points

REG 19 points

APR 17 points

Tigers 17 points

Espoir 16 points

Orion 15 points

Kepler 15 points

UGB 13 points

Kigali Titans 10 points

Inspired Generation 10 points