Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers showed huge resilience and a strong will at the Dakar Arena on Saturday to see off Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) 78-71 after double overtime in the Sahara Conference of the ongoing Basketball Africa League. The King’s Men, who journeyed to Senegal as one of the underdogs in the conference, got their fourth win in five games to seal a berth in the...
Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers were handed their first defeat in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League on Thursday, following a 56-54 loss to hosts AS Douanes. With less than four seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter, the King’s Men were undone by a game-winning buzzer-beater by Douanes’ Mike Fofana, with the game on the brink of heading into overtime at the fully-packed Dakar...
Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers have so far made light work of the Sahara Conference tagged “Group of Death” as they secured an 84-63 blowout win over US Monastir at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Tuesday. The King’s Men were extremely dominant against the Tunisian champions, and the victory at the Dakar Arena on Day 3 ensured they maintained their 100-percent start to the tournament, having...
Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers made it two wins in as many games at the ongoing Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with a Day 2 win over Rwandan champions APR on Sunday. The King’s Men defeated the Rwandans 86-82 at the Dakar Arena in Senegal to make history as the first Nigerian team to win back-to-back games, and the first Nigerian team to win more...
The Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Sahara Conference kicked off on Saturday, May 4, with some shocking results on Day 1 as debutants APR, as well as Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers sealed historic wins. Rwandan side APR saw off US Monastir in overtime in the opening game to get their maiden win in the BAL, while Rivers Hoopers, who are in their second BAL tournament, got their...
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