Rwanda's under-18 women's basketball team suffered a heavy 80-39 defeat to hosts Egypt in their final group-stage match of the FIBA Africa Zone 5 Championship in Cairo but still advanced to the semifinals, where they will face Kenya.

Rayon Sports made a winning start to their 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup campaign by defeating Zanzibar's KVZ FC 2-0 in their opening Group C match at Amahoro Stadium, with both goals coming from second-half substitutes.

Muhoza Eric and Nyirarukundo Claudette were crowned the first-ever champions of the Ingufu n'Igare cycling race after winning the men's and women's elite titles respectively on Saturday.

Rwanda's Under-18 women's national basketball team revived its qualification hopes with a convincing 77-66 victory over Kenya in its second game of the FIBA Africa Zone 5 U18 Championship qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt.

APR Basketball Club secured the top seed for the Rwanda Basketball League playoffs after edging reigning Basketball Africa League (BAL) champions RSSB Tigers 84-82 in the final game of the regular season on Thursday night.

Kenya's Gor Mahia handed hosts APR FC a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the opening match of the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup, delivering one of the heaviest losses in the Rwandan club's history in the regional competition.

Rwanda's Under-18 women's national basketball team opened its FIBA Africa Zone 5 Championship campaign with a heartbreaking 60-58 defeat to Tanzania in Cairo, Egypt, despite mounting a spirited second-half comeback.

Uganda's Vipers SC kicked off their 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Djibouti's Garde Républicaine FC, making an early statement in Group A of the regional tournament.

APR Basketball Club have strengthened their squad ahead of the BetPawa Basketball League playoffs with the return of American guard-forward Teafale Marquise Lenard Jr.

Rwanda's U18 boys' national basketball team will face hosts Egypt and Tanzania in Group A of the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2026 Zone 5 Qualifiers, while the girls' team has been drawn to play Tanzania, Egypt and Kenya in the race for continental qualification.