CAIRO (Egypt) - Hosts Al Ahly Sporting Club defeated Armee Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) 85-74 in the second semi-final of the 2025 Women's Basketball League Africa (WBLA) to set up a repeat final with defending champions Ferroviario de Maputo.
Hagar Amer led the charge for the Egyptian champions, in front of a record attendance at the 3000-seater Prince Abdallah Al Faisal Sports Hall, in Cairo.
We knew how to stop them and we are glad to be in the final - Hagar Amer
Amer recorded her fourth double-double in five games, to set up the competition's efficiency record at 44.
She shot 11-for-17 from the floor, with two unsuccessful attempts from range, to finish with a game-high 25 points, dominating the boards as well with 24, while adding 4 assists and 2 steals.
Her incredible performance was complimented by Raneem Elgedawy who also dropped a double-double with 20 points, shooting 8-for-20, while adding 12 rebounds, and 3 assists for 16 in efficiency rating.
Three other players, Nyamer Lual Diew, Delicia Washington and Meral Abdelgawad scored in double digits with 12, 11 and 10 respectively.
The hosts, who led by as many as 22 in the opening three quarters, found themselves under pressure in the final stanza as the Rwandese side cut their deficit to single digits at 80-71 and further at 80-74 in the final two minutes, but Tarek Abouzied's charges held on for victory.
The 2022 Most Valuable Player chasing her third title on the continent, Amer, said: "It was a battle! We started great as we had prepared very well. We knew how to stop them and we are glad to be in the final. We switched well on the post and caused them issues and our game plan worked."
She continued: "Ahead of the final, we know it is going to be a good game but we are ready. They ( Ferroviario de Maputo) are a great team and as the defending champions they deserve their respect. But we have a game plan which I believe will deliver for us."
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