{"id":9888,"date":"2022-01-29T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/basketball-preseason-tournament-gets-underway"},"modified":"2022-01-29T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:58:03","slug":"basketball-preseason-tournament-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/basketball-preseason-tournament-gets-underway","title":{"rendered":"Basketball: Preseason tournament gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

Men<\/b><\/p>\n

APR Vs SHOOT 4 STARS 6pm<\/p>\n

Patriots Vs TIGERS 8pm<\/p>\n

REG Vs UGB 7pm<\/p>\n

Women<\/b><\/p>\n

REG Vs APR 5pm<\/p>\n

The Hoops Vs UR CMHS 4pm<\/p>\n

The 2022 edition of the preseason basketball tournament starts today afternoon, with Patriots taking on Tigers in the first game in Group B.<\/p>\n

The game kicks off at 8pm at the Amahoro stadium\u2019s outdoor court.<\/p>\n

Patriots make Pool B alongside Tigers, APR and Shoot for Stars.<\/p>\n

In other games in the men\u2019s category; APR face Shoot for Stars at 6pm and REG will be up against United Generation for Basketball (UGB) at 7pm.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s fray, REG entertains APR in the opening game at 5pm while The Hoops will face UR CMHS at 4pm.<\/p>\n

The matches will be played at Amahoro indoor stadium and on the outside court of Amahoro Stadium.<\/p>\n

Last year, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) won the pre-season tournament after beating IPRC-Kigali 67-53 in the final, while in the women’s category, IPRC-Huye basketball retained the title after beating The Hoops 71-59.<\/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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