Rwanda: Basketball - Rwanda Qualifies for Afro-Can 2023

23 June 2023
The New Times (Kigali)
By Damas Sikubwabo

Friday

Final game

Rwanda 70-48 Burundi

Rwanda has qualified for the 2023 FIBA AfroCAN tournament, thanks to a 70-48 victory over Burundi in the final game of the Zone V qualifiers.

The 2023 FIBA Afro-Can will take place in Angola between July 8-16.

The qualifier games took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania since early this week in a round robin format climaxed with a final between Rwanda and Burundi, the top two performing teams.

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Rwanda dominated much of the game against Burundi, scoring many points and conceding less.

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The team won three quarters and drew one, thanks to a collective effort from the team, though there were some aspects of individual brilliance from players like William Robeyns and Ntore Habimana.

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Robeyns put up a player of the game performance with 19 points and added 5 rebounds and 3 assists, while small forward Dieudonné Ndizeye and center Kendall Lamar Gray contributed 15 and 10 points respectively.

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After the victory, Rwanda will be one of the teams that will play the AfroCAN tournament in Angola in July.

Afro-CAN is a continental basketball tournament that focuses on promoting players that play in Africa. The competition allows national teams to summon a roster that comprises only two overseas-based players, while the rest of the ten should be based on the continent.

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