Basketball Club Virunga, also known as simply Virunga, is a Congolese basketball team based in Goma, North Kivu. The team is named after the Virunga National Park, and its logo features a gorilla as this species can be found in the national park. Virunga won their first Congolese Cup in 2023, after overcoming Ami BK in the final which was hosted at Goma.[1] The home arena of the team is the Bismack Biyombo Indoor Hall.[2]
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| League | Congolese Cup Road to BAL |
| Arena | Bismack Biyombo Indoor Hall |
| Location | Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Head coach | Kipere Mulolwa |
Virunga will represent the DR Congo in the Road to BAL in the 2024 qualifying tournament.
Honours
edit- Champions (1): 2023
Players
editCurrent roster
editThe following is BC Virunga's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification tournament.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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References
edit- ^ "Coupe du Congo de basket-ball: Virunga sacré champion en version masculine". ACP (in French). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "BAL: Virunga s'affute déjà pour le 1er tour des éliminatoires". Actualite.cd (in French). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "BC VIRUNGA at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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