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APR FC finished the 3rd during CECAFA Kagame Cup 2025 in Tanzania. APR are Rwanda's most successful CECAFA Kagame Cup winners with three titles in 2004, 2007 and most recently in 2010. File
Football

Rwanda's 2026 sporting calendar should be an opportunity to shine beyond hosting

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dar City Basketball Club will feature among teams to compete at Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time. Courtesy
Basketball

Dar City: Tanzania's first team at BAL dares to make strides

Thursday, March 12, 2026
APR FC secured third place finish in CECAFA Kagame Cup 2025 in Tanzania. The tournament is among four CECAFA competitions which will take place in Rwanda in 2026. Photo courtesy
Football

Rwanda to host four CECAFA tournaments in packed 2026

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Kenyan-American guard Albert Odero will be part of the squad that Kenyan champions Nairobi City Thunder in BAL 2026.
Basketball

Tigers star Odero joins Nairobi City Thunder ahead of BAL 2026

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Kepler head coach Mandy Juruni won't be on touchline when his side takes on Patriots on Wednesday at Petit Stade. Photo courtesy
Basketball

Juruni to miss Kepler league game against Patriots

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Two Rwandan basketball referees, Jean-Sauveur Ruhamiriza and Didier Gaga, are among the match officials for the second window of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers.
Basketball

Ruhamiriza, Gaga to officiate FIBA World Cup Africa qualifiers second window

Monday, February 23, 2026
March will see the beginning of the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) with Sahara and Kalahari Conferencee and the playoffs will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, in May. Mugwiza
Basketball

Africa’s top basketball events to watch in 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026
Argentine professional Marco Trungelliti will headline the 2026 Rwanda ATP Challenger tournaments as the top seed among 69 international players expected to compete in Kigali
Tennis

Rwanda Challenger 2024 winner Trungelliti returns to Kigali as top seed

Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Cameroonian striker, Maxwell Djoumekou, who currently plays for St Eloi Lupopo, that will face Al Hilal at Amahoro Stadium on Saturday, February 14. File
Football

Djoumekou still hopeful as St Eloi Lupopo eye win in Kigali

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Veteran coach Cheikh Sarr has been appointed head coach of the Senegal women’s national basketball team.
Basketball

Former Rwanda coach Sarr takes over Senegal women’s team

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
The Junior Wasps secured qualification after reaching the final of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Football

Tracing the stars who guided Rwanda to FIFA U17 World Cup

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Sudanese giants Al Hilal Omdurman are interested in signing APR FC centre-back Clement Niyigena

Al Hilal chase $50,000 rated Niyigena, Niyo in Ukraine for pro trials

Tuesday, January 27, 2026