Ahmed Doumbia, a French-Guinean guard, has joined Rivers Hoopers for the 2025 BAL playoffs in Pretoria, bringing experience from France’s Pro B league and international qualifiers.
Doumbia, 35, brings extensive experience playing in France’s Pro B league, most recently with Union Basket Chartres Metropole.
The Frenchman has represented Guinea internationally, featuring in the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers in February, where he averaged 10 points across three games, contributing to two wins.
He also participated in the FIBA AfroBasket Championship qualifiers in 2021, averaging 13 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game.
The 6’5″ combo guard’s club career includes stints with several French teams, such as Angers BC, JSA Bordeaux, Gries Oberhoffen, ADA Blois, Union Tours Metropole, and CEP Lorient.
Doumbia’s signing is the second major addition to Rivers Hoopers’ roster for the BAL playoffs in June, following the recent announcement of power forward Garba Chingka from Orion Basketball Club in Rwanda.
The team finished runners-up at the Kalahari Conference in April and aims to improve on their third-place finish in the previous BAL outing in 2024.French-Guinean Guard Ahmed Doumbia joins Rivers Hoopers
Rivers Hoopers have added French-Guinean guard Ahmed Doumbia to their roster for the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs in Pretoria.
Doumbia, 35, brings extensive experience playing in France’s Pro B league, most recently with Union Basket Chartres Metropole.
The Frenchman has represented Guinea internationally, featuring in the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers in February, where he averaged 10 points across three games, contributing to two wins.
He also participated in the FIBA AfroBasket Championship qualifiers in 2021, averaging 13 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game.
The 6’5″ combo guard’s club career includes stints with several French teams, such as Angers BC, JSA Bordeaux, Gries Oberhoffen, ADA Blois, Union Tours Metropole, and CEP Lorient.
Doumbia’s signing is the second major addition to Rivers Hoopers’ roster for the BAL playoffs in June, following the recent announcement of power forward Garba Chingka from Orion Basketball Club in Rwanda.
The team finished runners-up at the Kalahari Conference in April and aims to improve on their third-place finish in the previous BAL outing in 2024.
