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2025 BAL Match Day 3: Rivers Hoopers lose first match against brilliant Al Ittihad

Posted : 09 April 2025

The Egyptian basketball giant, Al Ittihad, on Match Day 3 of the ongoing Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season 5, ended Nigeria's representative Rivers Hoopers’ unbeaten record.


Rivers Hoopers fell to the well-oiled Al Ittihad Alexandria of Egypt on Match Day 3 in faraway Rabat, the Moroccan capital.


The brilliant progeny of the Pharaohs dominated the encounter from start to finish, winning all four quarters.


They opened a 2-point lead in the first quarter (25-23) and went into the break with a 10-point gap (52-42).


The Egyptians turned up the heat on the Kingsmen in the third quarter (79-62) before running the Nigerian Premier champions to the ground, finishing 100-80 to make it 3-0.


Al Ittihad Alexandria leads the Kalahari Conference with 6 points, one more than Hoopers, who have a match against FUS de Rabat on Thursday in a reverse fixture of Match Day 2.


Despite the defeat, Madut Akec, Raphiael Putney, Kelvin Amayo, and Maxi Shamba Munanga accounted for 75% of the team's points, as they each produced double figures.


Top 5 stats for Hoopers:
✓ Madut Akec – 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists  
✓ Raphiael Putney – 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist  
✓ Kelvin Amayo – 14 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists  
✓ Maxi Munanga – 11 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists  
✓ Peter Olisemeka – 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

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