BURUNDI: Urunani BBC vs New Star: The Rebirth of a Derby .
Urunani vs New still a historic Burundian basketball derby .
The two Burundian basketball giants have just played for the nth time, a cup of the Burundi Basketball Federation, final won by Urunani on a show of force towards his rival New Star.
A poster of emblematic clubs of the capital from the beginning of the 2000s. Urunani and New are recognized in Burundi and in the region as clubs which have promoted great basketball players on a regional scale, even winning the cups abroad. .
Their adversity can be seen in the alternation of victories that each club has inflicted on the other. In recent times, the two clubs have been the most decisive in the transfer market, releasing huge sums to even signing international players including Ugandans, South Sudanese, Kenyans and Congolese.
For fans of the orange ball, this is seen as a sign of the new era of basketball in Burundi.
- Urunani BBC in search of a national title for almost 6 years, New Star being the title holder, the two formations reserve us an incomparable spectacle this season, as it was the case of the last years.
Note that after the final of this past weekend won by Urunani BBC (60-47), the basketball federation is organizing a supercup for which another derby is imminent.
Urunani vs New still a historic Burundian basketball derby.
By: MUHIRWE Alain 💢 Africa News24
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