Rwanda Basketball National League will officially tip-off this Friday, March 11 with a matchup between UR-CMHS and the Patriots in IPRC Kigali. In women’s, to open this jampacked weekend, APR WBBC will host the defending champions REG Women BBC on Saturday at Amahoro.
The exciting times are back again for the lovers of basketball in Rwanda, as the 2022 National League gets underway this weekend. 14 teams are competing in this year’s men’s championship while 8 teams in the women’s category will be battling it out for this season’s crown.
The former champions of the National League, Patriots face last season’s stragglers UR-CMHS in the opener in IPRC Kigali while REG BBC will wait until Wednesday, March 23rd to tip off the season against Tigers BBC. REG, the country flag bearers are still in BAL Competition in Senegal.
The action of the National League continues on Saturday with Patriots vs UGB, the much-anticipated game at Amahoro. The other notable games in the first round of the new season include a clash between the IPRCs as RP-IPRC Musanze host RP-IPRC Kigali on Saturday before they host RP-IPRC Huye on Sunday.
In Women’s, the new powerhouse REG Women BBC begins the journey to defend their trophy this Saturday against APR BBC.
The teams will play a round-robin format with two legs (home and away games) before embarking on the playoffs
The winner of the men’s championships will claim the sole ticket for the 2023 Basketball Africa League and for women, the winner represents the country in the Zone V tournament.
Below is the full fixture list for the weekend National League:
Friday, 11 March 2022
16:00 – UR-CMHS vs Patriots at IPRC Kigali
16:00 – Tigers BBC vs 30 Plus BBC at Amahoro
18:00 – RP-IPRC Huye vs UR Huye at IPRC Huye
18:00 – UGB vs Espoir BBC at Amahoro
Saturday, 12 March 2022
10:00 -The Hoops vs UR Huye (W) at Amahoro
11:00 – RP-IPRC Musanze vs RP-IPRC Kigali at IPRC Musanze
12:00 – UR-CMHS vs Rusizi BBC at IPRC Kigali
12:00 -ADEGI vs GS Marie Reine (W) at Musanze
12:00 – RP-IPRC Huye vs UR-CMHS (W) at IPRC Huye
12:00 – APR BBC vs REG Women BBC (W) at Amahoro
14:00 – 30 Plus BBC vs Espoir BBC at IPRC Kigali
14:00 – Shoot For Stars vs UR Huye at Amahoro
16:00 -Patriots vs UGB at Amahoro
Sunday, 13 March 2022
09:00 – Tigers BBC vs Rusizi BBC at Amahoro
11:00 – RP-IPRC Musanze vs RP-IPRC Huye at IPRC Musanze
13:00 -APR BBC vs Shoot For Stars at Amahoro
