Boys and gils being the players of the Espoir BBC have qualified for the trophy after being the champions of the Gisembe Memorial Basketball championship that aims at commemorating the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in general bur against the basketball players inn 1994.
Mugabe Arstide holding the Cup
Ugandan Stormens female team and Burundian Muzinga male team were the ones that played the last matches with Rwandan male and female teams, respectively.
The Rwandan Berco Stars composed of young girls won over the Ugandan Giant Stormens with 67 scores out of 55.
The match between Espoir from Rwanda and Muzinga ended with the victory of the Espoir with 85 scores out of 48 of Muzinga BBC .
The Espoir team was handed with the best team and from its players, was selected the best player namely (MVP) Lionel Hakizimana.
Gisembe was the most skilled basketball player before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that took his life too.
He played in the Espoir Basketball club. He was born in 1961 in Nyamirambo. He was over two meter tall and left tree children and a wife.
The Berco Stars team of Rwandan girlsthe Ugandan girls trying to score backGisembe in pictureThe goal is to score in this basketThe Rwandan willing to score in the basketRwandan girls joyful after winning over the UgandansThe officials who attended the matchBasket ball fansThe first two girls from right to left are daughters of late GisembeKarekezi and Mugabe before playing with MuzingaShaking hands before the matchThe Participants took a minute of silence as to commemorate the genocide against the TutsiThe Match beginsMugabe Aristide passes through the Burundian playersThe Burundian crew player willing attempts to pass through Espoir playersThe Espoir Defender of the matchHe stands firmly as a real defenderThe officials were delighted to see how the Espoir Defender was performingThe first round finishes and Espoir remained the winnerLionel Hakizimana from the Espoir BBCMugabe ready to score over the MuzingaMinister Mitali joyful over the score of Espoir BBCDelighted fansMugabe holding the cup after the winning over the BurundiansLionel Hakizimana, the best playerThe Espoir BBC celebrating the victory
