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RSSB Tigers

Club · Rwanda · BAL

«Tigers»

13 Matches
7 wins
6 losses
1233–1242 Points
−9 Difference
94.8 Average per match
Form W 27 May · Away Al Ahly · 106:97 L 31 May · Home Petro Atletico · 88:90 L 22 Sep · Away Rytas · 89:107 W 23 Sep · Away Shanghai · 117:115 L 26 Sep · Home G League United · 95:114 L 27 Sep · Away Boca Juniors · 62:93

Kigali built the BK Arena in 2019, a 10,000-seat venue, and the Tigers were founded that same year, 2019, by Francis Shyaka, an entrepreneur and former player who set up the team and has chaired it ever since. What changed the club's standing was not on the court at first: the Rwanda Social Security Board took full ownership around the turn of 2026, and the team dropped the old Tigers BBC name for RSSB Tigers.

On the floor, the rise came fast rather than steady. The cups told a different story. They took the Rwanda Basketball Cup in 2025, their first major trophy under the old name, then opened the new season by beating APR BBC 78-68 for the Super Cup.

Then came the Basketball Africa League final in Kigali on 31 May 2026. Down by 20 points to Angola's Petro de Luanda, the Tigers clawed the game back and won it 90-88, with captain Antino Jackson hitting the shot that settled it. Craig Randall II took the finals MVP award, Mangok Mathiang was named Defensive Player of the Year, and Henry Mwinuka, the head coach, picked up Coach of the Year. No Rwandan club had won the BAL before. The title sent them to Beijing in September for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, into a group with Rytas Vilnius and the Shanghai Sharks — a long way from the arena where it started, 10,000 seats at a time.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
27 Sep Intercontinental Cup Boca Juniors A 62:93 L
26 Sep Intercontinental Cup G League United H 95:114 L
23 Sep Intercontinental Cup Shanghai A 117:115 W
22 Sep Intercontinental Cup Rytas A 89:107 L
31 May BAL Petro Atletico H 88:90 L
27 May BAL Al Ahly A 106:97 W

Standing

BAL

Group stage · Kalahari Conference

# Team M W L Goals Pts
1 RSSB Tigers 5 4 1 483:455 0
2 Petro Atletico 5 4 1 484:378 0
3 Al Ahly 5 3 2 520:456 0
4 Dar City Tan 5 2 3 454:477 0
5 Nairobi City Thunder 5 2 3 407:451 0
6 Joburg Giants Rsa 5 0 5 357:488 0
7 A.P.R. 0 0 0 0:0 0
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 13
13 Matches
7 wins
6 losses
1233–1242 Points
−9 Difference
94.8 Average per match
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 13
7wins: 7 · 53% 6losses: 6 · 46%
wins losses
Scored and conceded last matches
27 May · Away Al Ahly · 106:97
31 May · Home Petro Atletico · 88:90
22 Sep · Away Rytas · 89:107
23 Sep · Away Shanghai · 117:115
26 Sep · Home G League United · 95:114
27 Sep · Away Boca Juniors · 62:93
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 13 6 7
Scored 1233 570 663
Conceded 1242 568 674
Average per match 94.8 95.0 94.7
Conceded per game 95.5 94.7 96.3
Difference −9 +2 −11

Fixtures of RSSB Tigers

Honours of RSSB Tigers

  • BAL 2026 1
  • Rwanda Basketball Cup 2025 1
  • Rwanda Basketball Super Cup 2026 1

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