Rwanda Energy Group (REG) new signing Pieter Prinsloo has revealed that more teams were interested in his services before an approach was made by the Rwandan giants which he eventually joined.

The 33-year-old South African center linked up well with his new team and made his debut in club’s 92-58 win over Espoir over the weekend.

Speaking on how the move to REG happened, Prinsloo, who was most recently at Chile's Las Ánimas de Valdivia, said, "I was looking at some possible interest from some teams in Europe - Germany and in Spain - and then also potentially from Mexico.

"Then, [the] agent was like: 'Hey, the team in Rwanda - REG - wants you. They're interested.' We came to an agreement because of the way that everything works out with the BAL."

Speaking on his new signing, REG head coach Ogoh Odaudu said, "He brings size because that's what we have been missing and because he can stretch the floor, it makes him even more effective for what we have going here.

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"He made a difference in the first game already and it can only get better."

Like Prinsloo, Odaudu is scheduled to leave during the BAL, where he is set to once again coach Rivers Hoopers.

The BAL will tip off in Rabat, Morocco, with the first conference hosted there from April 5-13. It will then move on to Dakar, Senegal (April 26 - May 4) and Kigali, Rwanda (May 17-25). The playoffs and finals will be in Pretoria, South Africa from June 6-14).

Meanwhile, the RBL season is scheduled to last until at least late July and could continue into early August depending on playoff results.

According to the current schedule, REG's final regular season game will be against APR on June 29, so regardless of how far MBB go at the BAL and REG in the RBL, Prinsloo is set to re-join his teammates in Rwanda once the BAL season is complete.