BC Virunga

Basketball Club Virunga, also known as simply Virunga, is a Congolese basketball team based in Goma, North Kivu. The team is named after the Virunga National Park, and its logo features a gorilla as this species can be found in the national park. Virunga won their first Congolese Cup in 2023, after overcoming Ami BK in the final which was hosted at Goma.[1] The home arena of the team is the Bismack Biyombo Indoor Hall.[2]

Virunga
Virunga logo
LeagueCongolese Cup
Road to BAL
ArenaBismack Biyombo Indoor Hall
LocationGoma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Head coachKipere Mulolwa

Virunga will represent the DR Congo in the Road to BAL in the 2024 qualifying tournament.

Honours

Congolese Cup

  • Champions (1): 2023

Players

Current roster

The following is BC Virunga's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification tournament.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

BC Virunga roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameAge
PG 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwana Mwamba, Arsène 22 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mutala Ntita, Djedje 17 – (2006-02-17)17 February 2006
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Aganze Kanane, Bienfait 18 – (2005-03-13)13 March 2005
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabangala Maheshe, Obed 19 – (2003-12-16)16 December 2003
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo Monze Nzamba, Jonathan 25 – (1998-01-27)27 January 1998
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mulumba Tshimanga, William 16 – (2006-12-24)24 December 2006
10 Chad Kamndoh Betoudji, Frank 25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo Bolangi Liseko, Bienvenue 21 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001
13 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mpoyi Donat, Chadrack 17 – (2006-08-22)22 August 2006
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mampuya Nzuiki, Toussaint 25 – (1998-07-03)3 July 1998
Democratic Republic of the Congo Cuma, Noe Toto 16 – (2006-12-24)24 December 2006
Head coach
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Peter Mulolwa
Assistant coach(es)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Christophe Ngenda
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Muamba Ilunga
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 October 2023

References
  1. "Coupe du Congo de basket-ball: Virunga sacré champion en version masculine". ACP (in French). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. "BAL: Virunga s'affute déjà pour le 1er tour des éliminatoires". Actualite.cd (in French). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  3. "BC VIRUNGA at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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