Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers have hit the end of the road in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) following a disappointing 104-73 defeat to Rwanda’s APR in the playoffs quarterfinals on Monday, Afrosport reports. The Hoopers came into Monday’s game at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, as the fourth seed, having lost 89-81 to Tunisian side US Monastir in the seeding games on Saturday, while...
Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers took a step closer to securing a playoff berth in the 2025 Basketball Africa League following a hard-fought 79-71 win over Kalahari Conference hosts FUS de Rabat on Thursday. The KingsMen relied on a big fourth quarter to rally from five points down to defeat the Moroccans for the second time in less than a week. FUS led 36-31 into the halftime...
Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers got off to a dominant start in the opening game of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, with an 81-60 blowout win over Stade Malien. The KingsMen, bronze medallists from last season, overturned a seven-point first-quarter deficit to beat their Malian counterpart inside the Salle Omnisport Moulay Abdellah, setting the tone for the fifth season...
Rivers Hoopers suffered a 63-57 defeat to Sahara Conference rivals AS Douanes on Saturday in the first-ever seeding games in the history of the Basketball Africa League. The Nigerian champions left it too late at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, in the battle between the third and fourth seeds, which determines the final placement for the playoffs, which begins officially on Sunday, May 26. The...
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