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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Semi-finals<\/p>\n

Game 3<\/p>\n

REG Vs UGB 6pm<\/p>\n

APR Vs Patriots 8:30 pm<\/p>\n

APR star forward\/center Aliou Diarra will be back from an injury he suffered in Game 1 as the army side square off with Patriots in Game 3 of the best-of-five semi-final series at BK Arena on Wednesday, June 25.<\/p>\n

Diarra was walked out of Game 1 against Patriots on Friday, June 20, after suffering a knee injury in a major blow that saw his side lose 78-61.<\/p>\n

He also missed Game 2 on Sunday, June 22, although his side tried hard to overcome Patriots in 83-75 victory.<\/p>\n

APR coach James Mayer Jr. confirmed that the Malian center has recovered from the injury and will be available for Game 3 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Patriots will be without two of their star players\u2014point guard Elliott Cole and forward Steven Hagumintwari \u2014who are all yet to recover from their injuries.<\/p>\n

“We are ready for game 3. We have injury problems but I will use the players I have since Hagumintwari and Cole are being monitored by doctors,” Patriots head coach Sunny Niyomugabo told Times Sport.<\/p>\n

Currently, the series are locked at 1-1, before the two Rwandan basketball powerhouses resume their rivalry in Wednesday\u2019s Game 3 at BK Arena.<\/p>\n

The game will tip-off at 8:30pm.<\/p>\n

REG one win away from finals<\/p>\n

In another semi-final Game 3 fixture, Rwanda Energy Group will be looking to get the job done earlier as a win over United Generation on Wednesday would see them win the series 3-0 and save time to prepare for the finals.<\/p>\n

REG currently lead the series 2-0 from their 82-74 Game 1 victory on Friday and 96-84 Game 2 win on Sunday.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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