{"id":11331,"date":"2022-02-16T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bal-2022-reg-signs-three-players-ahead-of-tournament"},"modified":"2022-02-16T17:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T17:26:59","slug":"bal-2022-reg-signs-three-players-ahead-of-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/bal-2022-reg-signs-three-players-ahead-of-tournament","title":{"rendered":"BAL 2022: REG Signs Three Players Ahead Of Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has signed three new players ahead of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) tournament in its second season.<\/p>\n

They include Jean-Victor Mukama who was a vital part of the Patriots BBC team during their qualification journey for the BAL in 2020. He was much instrumental in the game against Madagascar\u2019s GNBC where he scored a game-high 18 points and made six rebounds, three assists and two steals.<\/p>\n

Mukama also played for Club Melilla Baloncesto in Spain, and has previously featured for Hamilton Honey Badgers in Canada, Raptors 905, and Aris Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The other new signing is Alex Mpoyo, the US-based power-forward. Mpoyo was one of Rwanda\u2019s finest players during the Afrobasket tournament but they fell to Guinea in the Qualification for the Quarter-Finals last year.<\/p>\n

He played for APR basketball club of Rwanda and Fudbalski Klub Trep\u010da, Albanian. Mpoyo was born in Kinshasa \u2013 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a Congolese father and a Rwandan mother.<\/p>\n

He moved to the United States of America with his mother at an early age and was not introduced to basketball until the age of thirteen.<\/p>\n

The third player is Pitchou Kambuy Manga. The former APR basketball team and Congolese player is one of those that have been also added to the team. He is a seasoned entity who has previously played for ASB Mazembe, in addition to featuring for the DRC National Team.<\/p>\n

REG Club President Francis Murindabigwi told the media that the new players will help the club to compete for the title.<\/p>\n

The club is also reportedly in talks with Dieudonn\u00e9 Ndizeye who played for Patriots BBC, and has also featured for IPRC Kigali.<\/p>\n

Ndizeye helped Cobra Sports, a South Sudanese team to qualify for the BAL 2022 final tournament.<\/p>\n

After winning the 2020\/21 domestic basketball championship, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) are set to play in the BAL from March 2,2022 to May 28.<\/p>\n

The group phase will be played in Dakar Arena-Senegal. and the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo. The playoffs and finals will be played in the Kigali Arena.<\/p>\n

REG Club is in the same group with US Monastir in Tunisia, AS Sal\u00e9, Maroc, SLAC yo in Guinea, DUC yo in S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, and Ferrovi\u00e1rio da Beira from Mozambique.<\/p>\n

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