{"id":12314,"date":"2022-03-01T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/world-cup-qualifiers-rwanda-fails-to-impress-in-dakar"},"modified":"2022-03-01T17:56:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T17:56:24","slug":"world-cup-qualifiers-rwanda-fails-to-impress-in-dakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/world-cup-qualifiers-rwanda-fails-to-impress-in-dakar","title":{"rendered":"World Cup qualifiers: Rwanda fails to impress in Dakar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rwanda 51-65 Tunisia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The national basketball team had a weekend to forget as they ended their 2023 FIBA basketball World Cup qualifying campaign on a disappointing note after losing 51-65 to Tunisia in their third and final Group B game on Sunday, February 27, at the Dakar Arena in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda lost their first two games, including a 56-68 defeat in opener against South Sudan on Friday before losing their second game 45-57 at the hands of Cameroon the following day.<\/p>\n<p>A win on Sunday against Tunisia would have been enough for Cheikh Sarr and his team to keep their hopes of staying in the race for a ticket to the World Cup ahead of Window 2 which takes place in June, but the reigning African champions proved too tough to beat by winning the first three quarters by 22-16, 16-6 and 16-10 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Skipper Olivier Shyaka and his teammates won the fourth and final quarter at 16-11 but it was too late for them to do a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>With the defeat, Rwanda finished bottom of the table with 3 points, a point being Cameroon and two behind Tunisia while South Sudan, who are unbeaten in the first window, sit top of the charts with six (6) points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference in this competition is that we have only two professional players while others are young players that lack experience. I appreciate their efforts especially in the last game because they gave everything. We just lost due to lack of experience,\u201d a disappointed Sarr said in a post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The team returns to Kigali on Tuesday, March 1, aboard an Ethiopian airline.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Luol Deng\u2019s side South Sudan are on a solid rise to the helm of African Basketball and have been impressive during the just-concluded FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers after coming out victorious during the past three matches, including a shock win over reigning African champions Tunisia who hadn\u2019t lost to an African side since 2018.<\/p>\n<p><b>Group B<\/b><\/p>\n<p>standing<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan 6points<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia 5points<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon 4points<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda 3 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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