Africa-Press – Rwanda. Rwanda has been pooled in Group A in men’s category and in Group D in women’s category ahead of the forthcoming FIBA 3×3 African Games which will take place in Accra, Ghana, from March 18-22.
Moise Mutokambali’s men’s teams was pooled alongside Egypt, Central African Republic and Côte d’Ivoire while his women’s side was drawn alongside Benin, Uganda and Comoros.
Basketball (3×3) is among 23 sports disciplines featuring in the 2024 All African Games which are expected to attract over 4,000 athletes.
Other sports include Arm-Wrestling, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball (3×3), Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Chess, Cricket, Cycling, Football, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rugby, Aquatics, Table Tennis, Karate-Do Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Seven out of the 23 sports disciplines – Badminton, Cycling, Table Tennis, Tennis, Triathlon, and Wrestling – will double as qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024, raising the stakes even higher.
Beyond the official competition, the Games will also feature a variety of demonstration sports that showcase emerging trends and disciplines.
These include E-sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Speedball, Sambo, and Teqball, promising a glimpse into the future of sports entertainment.
The African Games formally known as All-African Games are continental multi-disciplinary Pan-African sports event held every four years exclusively owned by the African Union on behalf of its Members States.
The Games have a long history that is linked to various Games such as Community Games and later Friendship Games that were held in 1963 in Dakar, Senegal, where twenty-four (24) independent African States participated in track-and-field events that included women.
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