Giants of Africa Brings Basketball to Every Rwandan Province With Three New Courts

Giants of Africa, the non-profit co-founded by Dallas Mavericks Team President Masai Ujiri, has opened three basketball courts in Rwanda, completing coverage of all five provinces and bringing the organisation to 53 courts across 16 African nations.

The courts opened on consecutive days in partnership with Rwanda’s Ministry of Sports: in Nyagatare, Eastern Province, on Tuesday; Musanze, Northern Province, on Wednesday; and Nyanza, Southern Province, on Thursday. Together, the three new sites will serve more than 9,500 young people, students and community members.

The Nyagatare court, near the University of Rwanda’s Nyagatare campus, is expected to serve more than 600 people, from university students to local youth. In Musanze, the court sits at GS Marie Reine Rwaza, a Catholic boarding school with 900 students, while the largest catchment is in Nyanza, where the court at Igihozo St Peter will be open to 8,000 people from the school and neighbouring schools.

The new sites join earlier Built Within courts in Rusizi, Western Province, and the City of Kigali, bringing the total number of Giants of Africa courts in Rwanda to 14. Fourteen of the organisation’s 53 courts, approximately a quarter, now sit in a country of around 14 million people.

The openings take Giants of Africa to 53 courts in 16 African nations, more than halfway to its target of 100 courts across the continent. The organisation credited the Ministry of Sports and the Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA) as partners in the rollout.

For Rwanda, the completion of coverage across all five provinces marks a significant milestone in expanding access to basketball infrastructure, with the courts serving as hubs for youth development, teamwork and leadership. The challenge now is to ensure the new facilities are actively used to build skills and opportunities for young people across the country.

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