Kigali stands up

RSSB Tigers

90-88 OVER PETRO. RWANDA'S FIRST BAL TITLE.

Official championship poster

Congratulations to the 2026 BAL Champions.

The official Basketball Africa League championship graphic gets the full stage here. No filler card grid, no fake player art.

From @theBAL

Official Basketball Africa League social clips and championship media, embedded without YouTube.

Official X clip: Al Ahly vs RSSB Tigers game action. Open X post

Official X clip: buzzer-beater sequence. Open X post

Official X clip: playoff transition finish. Open X post

Championship night

On May 31, 2026 at BK Arena, RSSB Tigers defeated Petro de Luanda 90-88 to become the first Rwandan team to win the Basketball Africa League title.

90-88 Final over Petro de Luanda

33 Craig Randall points in the final

1 First Rwandan BAL champion

Verified championship facts

Coach of the Year Henry Mwinuka led RSSB Tigers to the final in their debut BAL season.

Defensive Player of the Year Mangok Mathiang won the 2026 BAL Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year award.

Final run RSSB Tigers beat Al Ahly SC 106-97 in the semifinal before taking the title.

THE GLOBAL SUPERFAN COMMUNITY celebrates the RSSB Tigers and the supporters who carried the roar across the world.