US-based Kenneth Gasana will arrive in Kigali on Wednesday, April 28 to join his teammates in camp ahead of the upcoming inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The veteran shooting guard is expected to arrive in the evening hours, Times Sport has learned. Gasana, 36, is a key player for the team due to his experience and talent in the game. In 2019, Gasana was one of the players that helped Patriots Basketball Club to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2021 regular season unbeaten after winning all their nine games in the qualifiers. In preparation of the BAL, Patriots Basketball Club is currently camping at Hotel Rouge in Kagugu. On Thursday, April 29, Gasana is expected to take part in the team’s training sessions in the evening at Kigali Arena. Some of the exciting features of the BAL tournament include the fact that each club participating will be allowed a maximum of four foreign players, with at least eight members of the rooster being local players. Two out of four foreign players have to be from an African country. Players in camp: Aristide Mugabe, Sedar Sagamba, Dieudonne Ndizeye Ndayisaba, Steven Havungintwari, Guibert Nijimbere, Elie Kaje, Jean-Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Jean-Paul Ndoli, Bush Wamukota, Junior Kasongo, Joseph Bukuru, Didier Ishimwe, Sano Gasana and Leonard Hitayezu.
