{"id":106818,"date":"2025-08-05T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-defeats-libya-in-afrobasket-2025-warm-up"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:33:51","slug":"rwanda-defeats-libya-in-afrobasket-2025-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-defeats-libya-in-afrobasket-2025-warm-up","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Defeats Libya in Afrobasket 2025 Warm-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Monday, August 4<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda 71-65 Libya<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda on Monday, August 4, beat Libya 71-65 in a friendly match held at BK Arena. The two teams are preparing for the forthcoming AfroBasket 2025 finals which will take place in Angola from August 12-24.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s win was one of the two fixtures scheduled against Libya before leaving for Angola for the Afrobasket finals. The two teams return to action for another buildup game on Wednesday, August 6.<\/p>\n<p>For Afrobasket 2025, Cheikh Sarr\u2019s Rwanda was placed in Group A alongside Co\u0302te d&#8217;Ivoire, Cape Verde and DR Congo. They will open their group stage action on August 13 against Co\u0302te d&#8217;Ivoire, before going up against DR Congo on August 15 and Cape Verde on August 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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