Semi-finals Patriots Vs APR REG Vs IPRC-Kigali In-form Rwanda Energy Group basketball club (REG) this weekend return to action with a semi-final date against IPRC-Kigali on Saturday, October 16, after marching into the group knockouts of the 2020/21 basketball National league unbeaten. Henry Mwinuka’s side confirmed their clash against Jean Bahufite’s IPRC Kigali after beating Shoot 4 stars 81-53 in the quarter-finals last weekend. Despite their stunning performance, Mwinuka has challenged his team that the job is ‘not done yet’ and rallied them to remain humble and focused ahead of the semi-finals. “Our target is to win the league title, and obviously every team has set almost the same objective. In light with this, the players have to work hard in the semi-final if we are to achieve our goal,” Mwinuka said. Meanwhile, IPRC-Kigali advanced to the semi-finals after a dominant 88-77 win over IPRC-Huye in the quarter-final. Meanwhile, reigning champions Patriots will be up against APR in another semi-final showdown as they look to retain the league title in style. Patriots also secured their ticket to the semi-finals after beating 30 Plus 106-61 on Saturday to set up a league rendezvous with APR who defeated UGB 93-51 to book the final slot of the semis. Women’s semis In the women’s semi-finals, the Hoops will face APR, while IPRC-Huye will be up against Ubumwe. Kigali Arena is the sole venue to host all semifinals which will start on October 16. Meanwhile, 30 plus, UGB, Shoot 4 Starts and IPRC-Huye will compete in ranking games that will decide who finishes from 5th to 8th while Espoir, IPRC-Musanze, UR-CMHS and UR Huye were relegated to the second division which, in men’s category, starts in next season.
