- ABC News
- March 10, 2024
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Burundi's Dynamo BC have forfeited their Basketball Africa League game against FUS Rabat, set to be played Sunday, in the wake of the Burundian side's refusal to display tournament sponsor Visit Rwanda's logo. Dynamo had blacked out the logo on their jerseys with tape for their opening game against Cape Town Tigers the night before. Dynamo went on to win the game, and in the aftermath Dynamo players declined to delve into detail about the protest, although guard Dhieu Deing confirmed to ESPN that it was related to the political conflict. Tensions between Rwanda and Burundi escalated in January when Burundi closed the border between the landlocked central-eastern African countries, drawing anger from Rwanda. Weeks prior, Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye accused Paul Kagame's government of backing the RED-Tabara rebel militia. The BAL announced on Sunday morning, just hours before the game, that Dynamo and Rabat will not be facing...