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Espoir head coach Maxime Mwiseneza shouts instructions to his players during the 74-61 defeat at the hands of REG at Amahoro Indoor Stadium on Friday. Courtesy .

REG beat Espoir to maintain perfect start

Sunday, December 09, 2018

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Niyonkuru on his rise and love for basketball

Friday, December 07, 2018

Youthful Espoir Basketball Club celebrate after beating REG 100-73 last season. File photo.

REG, Espoir square off in basketball league

Thursday, December 06, 2018

Kenyan power forward Micheal Makiadi (right) contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds to the 105-83 victory over IPRC- Kigali. He is seen here talking to skipper Aristide Mugabe during a time-out in the second quart. / Courtesy

Sagamba stars as Patriots beat IPRC-Kigali in league opener

Saturday, December 01, 2018

Patriots guard Sedar Sagamba attempts to penetrate through REG defence during their preseason tournamentu2019s last four clash, which ended 88-59 in favour of REG, at Amahoro Indoor Stadium last Friday. Sam Ngendahimana

Basketball: Patriots start title defence against IPRC-Kigali

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Rwanda Energy Group beat APR in the last four en route to winning the BK Preseason Basketball Tournament at Amahoro Stadium on Sunday. Sam Ngendahimana

REG upbeat for strong start into new season

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

REG basketball team players celebrate with the trophy and their Rwf1m dummy cheque after beating Espoir 80-63 to reclaim the title at Amahoro Stadium on Sunday. Courtesy.

Preseason tourney: REG edge Espoir to retain title

Monday, November 26, 2018

REG centre Kami Kabange takes a free throw during the third quarter in the 88-59 victory over Patriots at Amahoro Indoor Stadium on Friday night. Sam Ngendahimana.

Espoir, REG lock horns in preseason tourney final

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Ferwaba president Desire Mugwiza (2nd-left) receives the Rwf100 million dummy cheque from Bank of Kigali Chief Executive Dr Diane Karusisi (2nd-right) on Friday. Sam Ngendahimana.

Ferwaba, Bank of Kigali ink Rwf300m sponsorship deal

Friday, November 23, 2018

Pascal Niyonkuru ended his three-year stint with Espoir to rejoin APR last week. / Sam Ngendahimana

Niyonkuru shines but APR heavily lose to REG

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Shooting guard Chris Walter Nkurunziza has been among REG basketball clubu2019s key players since joining from Patriots last year. He is seen here in action against APR during a past league game at Amahoro Stadium. Sam Ngendahimana.

Preseason tourney: REG take on APR for group top spot

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Osborn Shema, 20, has been in the United States since 2016. Courtesy.

Basketball: Shema joins Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Espoir Basketball Club u2018s Espoir Iganze goes in for dunk during the pre-season match against Patriots in Kigali on Friday. Sam Ngendahimana.

Espoir eye finals slot in pre-season tourney

Monday, November 19, 2018

Emile Galois Kazeneza starred with a game high 22 points. He is seen here taking a free throw in the third quarter during the tightly fought 82-81 victory at Amahoro Stadium on Friday night. Courtesy

Kazeneza stars as Espoir upset Patriots in preseason tourney

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Bella Murekatete (#15) has featured for Rwanda national youth and junior teams since 2015. File photo.

Murekatete lands four-year deal with WSU Basketball team

Friday, November 16, 2018

Olivier Kamilindi during a past game between Patriots and IPRC- South at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. Courtesy.

Basketball: Espoir sign two players ahead of new season

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Patriots shooting guard Lionel Hakizimana will be hoping to have a stellar 2018-19 season after missing most of last season with a long injury lay-off. File photo.

Espoir pitted against Patriots in preseason tournament

Monday, November 05, 2018

Amahoro Indoor Stadium, with a 5000-seater capacity, has been the countryu2019s sole indoor sports arena for a long time. File photo.

Construction of 10,000-seater indoor arena to kick off soon

Saturday, November 03, 2018

Burundian youngster Armel Sangwe, 18, has extended his contract with Espoir by two years until the end of the 2019-2020 season. File photo.

Espoir eager to challenge for 2018-19 league title

Friday, November 02, 2018

Patriots' forward Micheal Makiadi with the ball during the match (Sam Ngendahimana)

Patriots turn attention to pre-season tournament

Monday, October 29, 2018