Rwandan Heroes Cup Explained

Heroes Cup
Country:	Rwanda
Fed:	FERWABA
Most Champs:	Men's: REG (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). The final of the cup is played each year on National Heroes' Day on February 1.

Men tournament

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	MVP	Ref.
	Espoir	KBC		Aristide Mugabe	^[1]
	Patriots	Espoir		Aristide Mugabe	^[2]
	REG
2019	REG			Beleck Bell Engelbert
2020	REG
2021	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic^[3]

Women tournament

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	Stadium	MVP	Ref.
	Ubumwe	APR			Lisanne Comean
	Ubumwe	APR
2019	The Hoops Rwanda			Amahoro Indoor Stadium	Marie Laurence Imanizabayo
2020	IPRC Huye			Amahoro Indoor Stadium

See also

• National Basketball League (Rwanda)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishumba . Richard . 2015-02-01 . Espoir, Ubumwe win Heroes Day championships . 2023-04-09 . The New Times . en.
2. Web site: Asiimwe . Geoffrey . 2016-02-02 . Patriots, Ubumwe clinch Heroes' Hoops titles . 2023-04-09 . The New Times . en.
3. Web site: Covid-19: All 2021 Heroes Cup tournaments cancelled . The New Times Rwanda . 30 October 2021 . en . 13 January 2021.