The Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA) has suspended Ntore Habimana and Axel Mpoyo from all basketball actions beneath its jurisdiction for one yr after the pair did not report for the nationwide workforce's coaching camp.
The APR gamers had been known as up forward of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers, scheduled to happen in Luanda, Angola, in July. Nonetheless, they didn’t report back to camp regardless of APR formally releasing them for nationwide workforce obligation on June 16.
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In an announcement issued on Monday, June 22, FERWABA stated the choice was made according to resolutions adopted by the federation's Common Meeting in December 2025, which require all gamers chosen for nationwide workforce obligation to honour official call-ups.
Underneath the decision, any participant whose membership has confirmed their launch however fails to hitch the nationwide workforce and not using a legitimate justification accredited by the related authorities is mechanically suspended from all basketball actions sanctioned by FERWABA for one yr.
“FERWABA stays dedicated to upholding the ideas of self-discipline, dedication and respect for nationwide workforce obligations,” the federation stated within the assertion.
Moreover, the FIBA Inside Laws, E-book 3, Article 3-39, additionally requires gamers to just accept the
call-up and take part totally in nationwide workforce actions in the course of the official launch interval by their golf equipment.
Earlier than the suspension, Ntore had twice turned down a nationwide workforce invitation. He had skipped the FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Senegal in 2024 earlier than ruling himself out of FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers – Window 1 held in Tunisia in November 2025, citing private causes.
