Basketball Africa League in Pretoria: Burundi withdraws amid tensions with Rwanda. At issue: the refusal of the players to wear a logo of the official sponsor displaying “Visit Rwanda” The logo had been hidden by a strip of black adhesive tape on the players' jerseys.
A symbolic refusal which illustrates the ongoing tensions betweenBurundi and Rwanda. The president of the Burundian basketball federation, Apostle Jean-Paul Manirakiza, confirms having asked not to wear the logo. His email was sent an hour before the meeting.