{"id":21255,"date":"2022-07-02T13:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/fiba-w-cup-qualifiers-mali-forfeits-uganda-tie"},"modified":"2022-07-02T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:47:43","slug":"fiba-w-cup-qualifiers-mali-forfeits-uganda-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/fiba-w-cup-qualifiers-mali-forfeits-uganda-tie","title":{"rendered":"FIBA W. Cup qualifiers: Mali forfeits Uganda tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Malian national basketball team has forfeited their match against Ugandan at the FIBA World Cup qualifiers that are underway in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>The Malians did not show up at the BK Arena and according to reports, they refused to play due to internal issues in their local basketball federation.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda won the game by forfeiture.<\/p>\n<p>The Ugandans will now play their first game on the court tomorrow against Cape Verde who beat Nigeria on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In the first game of the showpiece, Cape Verde overcame Nigeria to win their first game on 79-70.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid star Walter Tavares, alongside Joel Almeida put up a double-double to lead the Cape Verde team past the D\u2019Tigers of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Tavares scored 15 points and 13 rebounds while Almeida added 14 points and 13 rebounds with seven assists and three steals.<\/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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