PassportCultureBK Arena, Kigali, RwandaSeptember 2024

Courtside at the BAL

Basketball Africa League energy in Kigali: loud, fast and impossible to watch sitting down.

Cap backwards, game on.
Cap backwards, game on.

Kigali has become a basketball city, and BK Arena on a game night is the proof. In September 2024 I went to watch the BAL, which means I spent two hours standing for big plays, sitting for timeouts and pretending I could have made that shot. The crowd does as much work as the teams, and I did my part.

The arena, the crowd and the clock that ran the whole night.
The arena, the crowd and the clock that ran the whole night.