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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Saturday, February 24<\/p>\n

APR Vs Al Rayyan<\/p>\n

Tipoff: 6.30pm CAT<\/p>\n

APR basketball club will Saturday, February 24, take on Qatari side Al Rayyan in the second warm-up game of their 10-day training camp in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n

The ongoing buildup games are par of the Rwandan champions\u2019 preparations for the forthcoming regular season of Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2024 which will take in Dakar, Senegal in May.<\/p>\n

APR won their first warmup game when they defeated Al Wakrah 108-80 on Thursday and another tough test from Al Rayyan awaits the army side as coach Mazen Trakh continues to assess his roster.<\/p>\n

The team is set to return to Kigali on March 1.<\/p>\n

APR will for the first time be participating in BAL, an elite African basketball club competition backed by the NBA.<\/p>\n

They are pooled in the Sahara Conference of BAL which will play from May 4-12 in Dakar, Senegal. The conference also comprises Tunisia\u2019s US Monastir, AS Douanes of Senegal and Nigerian Champions Rivers Hoopers.<\/p>\n

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

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