Heroes' Cup (Rwanda)

Heroes' Cup

Country	Rwanda
Federation	FERWABA
Most championships	Men's: REG (3 titles) Women's: Ubumwe (2 titles)

The Heroes' Cup, also known as the Heroes' Day Tournament, is an annual basketball cup competition for the premier teams in Rwanda. The Heroes Cup tournaments are organised by their respective federations in partnership with the Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders and Decorations of Honour (CHENO).[1] The final of the cup is played each year on National Heroes' Day on February 1.

Since 2024, Rwandan men's teams have another FERWABA-organised cup competition in the Rwanda Basketball Cup.

Men tournament

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	MVP	Ref.
2015	Espoir	KBC	81–61	Aristide Mugabe	[2]
2016	Patriots	Espoir	84–72	Aristide Mugabe	[3]
2018	REG
2019	REG	Patriots	92–72[1]	Beleck Bell Engelbert
2020	REG	APR	71–62[4]
2021	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]

Women tournament

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	Stadium	MVP	Ref.
2015	Ubumwe	APR	61–52		Lisanne Comean	[2]
2016	Ubumwe	APR	74–66			[2]
2019	The Hoops Rwanda	Ubumwe	55–54[1]	Amahoro Indoor Stadium	Marie Laurence Imanizabayo
2020	IPRC Huye	The Hoops Rwanda	70–47[6]	Amahoro Indoor Stadium

References

1. "Basketball: REG, The Hoops crowned Heroes Cup winners". The New Times. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
2. Bishumba, Richard (1 February 2015). "Espoir, Ubumwe win Heroes Day championships". The New Times. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. Asiimwe, Geoffrey (2 February 2016). "Patriots, Ubumwe clinch Heroes' Hoops titles". The New Times. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. "REG retain Heroes Cup for third successive time". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
5. "Covid-19: All 2021 Heroes Cup tournaments cancelled". The New Times | Rwanda. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "REG retain Heroes Cup for third successive time". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

See also

• National Basketball League (Rwanda)