The Minstry of Sports announced that from Monday, September 28, 2020, all sports activities will be allowed to resume. The Federation of Rwanda Basketball (FERWABA) to resume its activities before other federations in the contact sports category.
In an open letter to the federations, the Ministry of Sports said that sports in Rwanda would be opened prior to the grant based on a request outlining the proposed measures to prevent and prevent COVID-19.
The Basketball and Football federations have already submitted their plans to the Ministry for the resumption of games following Coronavirus guidelines. The Rwanda FA pushed back on the previously set date for the start of the season. FERWABA wants to conclude the 2019-2020 Season.
In the rules/regulations of the newly created tournament to conclude 2019-2020 season, the FERWABA announced that general training is expected to begin on 1st October. This means that basketball teams are going to be the first to resume group training in the contact sports category.
Those regulations are divided into 3 categories:
1. About training
Training begins on October 1st. Each team will reveal 20 members (players, coaches and staff) who have tested negative for COVID-19. These will be confirmed by the technical and the medical commission.
2. About Camping
On October 16th, each team composed of 18 members (players, coaches and staff) will go in for residential camp after being tested COVID-19. One day later, they will receive the results and those who are tested positive will be excluded in the camp. In the camp no player, coach or other members of the team will be allowed to leave or be visited. Doctors will monitor camp participants for no evidence of COVID-19.
3. During the tournament
The games will take place at Kigali Arena 18th – 24th October and the tournament will follow the General Rules of the competition of FERWABA and FIBA.
The players, coaches and staff members punished for misconduct will be subject to penalties that may include suspension for all remaining matches of the tournament and immediate dismissal. Other penalties may also be extended after the FERWABA representatives’ report on the game has been made and has been reviewed by the relevant committee.
The team that will refuse to play any match scheduled for any reason will be fined Rwf500,000.
Everyone in the camp, before and after training sessions, before and after matches should adhere to the strategies to prevent and avoid COVID-19 (Wear the face masks, wash hands, keep distance between one another)
The BK National Basketball League and all other sports activities were suspended on March 15, 2020, in order to prevent the Coronavirus.
