PRESS RELEASE Nº30/21st AU SUMMIT

Basketball Tournament held to celebrate OAU/AU golden jubilee

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24th May 2013: As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the African Union Commission (AUC), a basketball tournament was held today at the basketball courts of the AUC. The game was organized by Dr Benjamin, President of the African Union Commission Basketball club. The 1st game kicked off at 15:00.

Although it rained heavily, it did not discourage the teams from playing the game. Three teams took part in the tournament:
 The African Union Team wore a red jersey.
 The Rwanda Team wore a navy blue jersey with white stripe.
 The Burundi Team wore a blue jersey with yellow stripe.

The Burundi and Rwanda teams consisted of players who are students of the Defense University College (DUC) in Debre Zeit, a town lying Southeast of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

Rwanda beat Burundi 18-17in the first game. The 2nd round was between Burundi and the AU team; and Burundi won 41-38. The 3rd and final round was played by Rwanda and the AU team; the AU team won with a score of 33-19.

However at the end of the tournament, everyone was a winner because each team was presented with a trophy. The Tournament ended at 19:30.