Rwandan Team Wins 2022 Basketball Africa League Sahara Tourney

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has clinched the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL) title after beating Ferroviario da Beira 94-89 which saw the team advance to the playoffs in May, 2022 in Kigali with a 4-1 record.

The Sahara Conference's group phase took place at the Dakar Arena from March 5-15, 2022 while the Nile Conference's group phase will take place at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo from April 9-19, 2022.

For ten days, 6 teams from various African countries played thrilling basketball as they vied for a ticket to the playoff stage that will take place in Kigali from May 21-28, 2022.

REG qualified for the playoff stages of the BAL on a high note as they topped the Sahara Conference. The team won four of the five matches it played.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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