Rwandan basketball side Kigali Titans have signed former Patriots head coach Bernard ‘Ben’ Olouch after reaching an agreement to coach the club on a one-year deal.

The Kenyan replaces Cyrille Kalima who was appointed club technical director.

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Confirming Oluoch’s signing on Wednesday, May 3, club president Eugene Rubonera said, "He [Olouch] is now our coach. He signed a one-year contract with us, with a possibility of extension.”

"We want to build a strong team, and coach Bernard ‘Ben’ Olouch fits in our ambitious targets,” he added.

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The former Kenyan point guard played with the defunct Post Bank Kenya which he led to the 2003 East and Central Basketball Championship.

In 2015, Olouch coached the Sprite Storms and Nairobi Aviation College women’s team in the Kenya Basketball Premier League and Upper Hill High School in Kenya’s Division I.

The coach is no stranger to Rwandan basketball, having helped Patriots to finish as runners-up of the 2022 Rwanda basketball league after losing the finals to Rwanda Energy Group.