Damas Nkotanyi🇷🇼
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Sports journalist for The New Times Rwanda.🏀 https://t.co/uYfGATujmv
Rwanda, Kigali
Joined August 2014
Game 1 of Year 1. Game 1 of Year 23. @KingJames: the ONLY player ever to play in 23 NBA seasons 🤯 #NBAAfrica #NBA
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UPDATE: The national basketball team has departed for Tunisia ahead of the FIBA World Cup 2027 African qualifiers, set for November 27-30. Rwanda is in Group C with Nigeria, Guinea and hosts Tunisia.
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The #Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA) has appointed François Régis Gahuranyi as its new Executive Director. https://t.co/uUjaNjuNEC
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American point guard Chad Bowie has returned to Kepler Basketball after a short stint with Uganda's City Oilers. I understand he has been on loan at the Ugandan club.
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Forward Steven Hagumintwari has left Patriots Basketball Club, where he’s been since 2014, to sign a two-year deal with Tigers Basketball Club. At 32, Hagumintwari is recognised as one of the top forwards in the #Rwanda Basketball League.
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Sponsored by #VisitRwanda, the LA Clippers edged the Pelicans 126-124, thanks to Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beating jumper on Friday night. Leonard dropped 34 points altogether.
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Australia-based Rwandan forward Kenny Manzi has joined Kepler Basketball on a one-year deal. The 21-year-old is expected to arrive in #Rwanda soon. He is expected to embark on national team duty for the World Cup qualifiers, before joining the club.
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Kepler Basketball has signed Jabs Newby, a Jamaican-Canadian point guard who boasts experience in the Canadian topflight among other leagues. The 34-year-old is expected in #Rwanda on December 1.
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Update: Forward Axel Mpoyo is yet to regain fitness after the meniscus injury he suffered in July during the league playoffs. He confirmed to me that he won’t feature in the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers’ first window in Tunisia from November 27-30.
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The national basketball team has added American center David McCormack to its provisional squad ahead of the 2027 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers in Tunisia (Nov 27–30). The 26-year-old plays for Bayern Munich in the German BBL & EuroLeague.
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After the departure of Cheikh Sarr, this is the technical bench that will lead the national basketball team at the 2027 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers from November 27-30. Yves Murenzi (head coach), assisted by: Sunny Niyomugabo Kenny Gasana Aristide Mugabe.
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Former APR shooting guard Chasson Randle has joined the London Lions, a UK club that plays in the EuroLeague, on a short term contract. The 32-year-old was one of the star players at BAL 2025 when APR finished in the third place.
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American-Rwandan point guard Antino Jackson has left APR and joined Tigers Basketball Club. The 29-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Tigers.
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Local basketball powerhouse #Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has secured the signing of Frank Kamndoh, a Chadian forward who previously featured for their rivals, Patriots BBC. The 27-year-old has inked a two-year deal with his new club.
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Trades: Small forward Dieudonne Ndizeye, aka Gaston, has joined APR Basketball Club on a one-year deal after a season with Morocco’s MAS Fes.
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The Los Angeles Clippers continue their preparations for what will be their first NBA season wearing their jerseys with a Visit Rwanda patch. The 2025–26 NBA season will commence on October 21 and run through April 12, 2026.
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The Los Angeles Clippers continue their preparations for what will be their first NBA season wearing their jerseys with a Visit Rwanda patch. The 2025–26 NBA season will...
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The Mozambican Basketball Federation (FMB) is under scrutiny for failing to settle a $15,000 debt owed to FIBA Africa since the women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan in August. https://t.co/igezc2I251
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The Mozambican Basketball Federation (FMB) is under scrutiny for failing to settle a $15,000 debt owed to FIBA Africa since the women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan in August. The...
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"In Kigali, we have a state of the art arena. In Senegal, Johannesburg, we see opportunity to build additional arenas. The thought is now that...we are going to market the opportunity to sell 12 franchises," said NBA’s Adam Silver on plans to make the BAL a franchise league.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA), in its latest move to aggressively grow overseas, will soon begin selling franchises for its league in Africa, Commissioner Adam Silver said. https://t.co/cQJxeA0nMe
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The National Basketball Association (NBA), in its latest move to aggressively grow overseas, will soon begin selling franchises for its league in Africa, Commissioner Adam Silver...
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Budding basketball talent Rebecca Cyuzuzo has arrived in the U.S to join her teammates at Ben Ford Christian School (Louisiana). The youngster got a full scholarship to continue developing her talent.
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