Nine elite East African teams have confirmed their participation in the forthcoming FIBA Africa Women Basketball League 2023 Qualifiers Group D, slated for October 28 to November 4 in Kigali. The Lady Canons of UCU will not take part.
The Tournament, formerly known as the FIBA Africa Zone 5 Women’s Club Championship, had been originally slated to run from October 21 to October 28 before being moved by FIBA Africa to October 28 to November 4 in Kigali.
The Group D competition‘s hosts, APR Women BBC and Rwanda Energy Group (REG), were expected to be joined by other eight teams. However, The UCU Lady Canons, the 2022 Ugandan NBL Champions, withdrew from the competition for unspecified reasons.
Uganda was supposed to be represented by two teams, however, the JKL Lady Dolphins, the 2022 NBL Women’s runner-up and now 2023 Champions, will be the sole flag bearers of the Pearl of Africa.
Other teams confirmed include Tanzania’s Vijana Queens and JKT Stars, and South Sudan’s Nile Legends. Burundi’s Gladiators will compete as well, while Kenya will be represented by KPA and Equity Bank Hawks.
The preliminary rounds are set to take place at LDK Gymnasium, with the finals expected at Kigali’s BK Arena.
The competition serves as a qualification for the 2023 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women, which will be held in Egypt from December 8 to December 17.
The FIBA Africa Women Basketball League 2023 Qualifiers Finalists from Group D will advance to the continental showpiece.
