{"id":21192,"date":"2022-06-30T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/basketball-mugabe-retires-from-national-team"},"modified":"2022-06-30T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:22:31","slug":"basketball-mugabe-retires-from-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/basketball-mugabe-retires-from-national-team","title":{"rendered":"Basketball: Mugabe retires from national team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Veteran basketball player Aristide Mugabe has retired from international basketball at the age of 34, putting an end to an 11-year career with the national team.<\/p>\n

The point-guard currently plays for Patriots on club level.<\/p>\n

Aristide Mugabe made his international debut for Rwanda in 2011 in the Afrobasket qualifiers.<\/p>\n

In his prime, he was one of the key players in the national team, putting up important plays on the court, and served as a captain from 2013 to 2019.<\/p>\n

He featured in three Afrobasket tournaments of 2011, 2013, and 2017.<\/p>\n

He made his last appearance with the national team in March this year during the first window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers that was held in Dakar, Senegal in March.<\/p>\n

It has been real !11 years representing my country ?? ?? God made it happen for me, It is has been an honor and a blessing to be a part of the National team(DREAM CAME TRUE ) pic.twitter.com\/jHqQbYXAvy<\/p>\n

Rwanda finished last in its group after failing to win a single game against the rest of the teams in Group B which include Tunisia, South Sudan and Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Via his Twitter account, he posted on Thursday, June 30:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been real! 11 years representing my country, God made it happen for me, it has been an honor and a blessing to be a part of the National team (DREAM CAME TRUE)\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added \u201cI thank God I thank everyone who has been part of my journey; Ferwaba, my brothers(players), all the coaches, doctors, my friends and family, MY BELOVED FANS, thank you all for believing in me and supporting me\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the journey comes to an end, I am grateful, proud that I gave it all. Now it’s time for a new chapter. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, LOVE and RESPECT.\u201d<\/p>\n

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