Rwanda Energy Group Women Basketball Club don win the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa Zone 5 title as dem beat APR Women BBC 84-77 for the all-Rwandan final on Saturday for Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre for Kibaha, Tanzania.
REG clear APR for 23-9 for second quarter, to take big lead Wey dem champions maintain even as APR fight back for second half. The two clubs don pass through the group and knockout stages without losing any match before dem meet for the final.
REG pressure disrupt APR offence, force dem to comot ball and e nine steals to APR’s two. The Rwandan champions also score 20 fast-break points and dominate offensive glass with 11 rebounds. APR respond by record 20 assists, compared to 12 for REG, and shoot 49 per cent from the field against REG’s 47 per cent, but REG’s 80.8 per cent free-throw shooting help secure the victory.
APR score 42 points for the paint to REG’s 40, but the defensive pressure and decisive execution make the difference. Both clubs don qualify for the final round of the 2026 FIBA WBLA, wetin dey scheduled for 11-20 December for Cairo, Egypt.
