{"id":44862,"date":"2023-06-17T16:05:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T16:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/afro-can-qualifiers-rwanda-to-face-eritrea-in-opener"},"modified":"2023-06-17T16:43:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T16:43:31","slug":"afro-can-qualifiers-rwanda-to-face-eritrea-in-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/afro-can-qualifiers-rwanda-to-face-eritrea-in-opener","title":{"rendered":"Afro-CAN Qualifiers: Rwanda to face Eritrea in opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damas Sikubwabo<\/b><\/p>\n

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Fixtures<\/b><\/p>\n

June 18<\/p>\n

Rwanda Vs Eritrea<\/p>\n

June 19<\/p>\n

South Sudan Vs Rwanda<\/p>\n

June 20<\/p>\n

Tanzania Vs Rwanda<\/p>\n

June 21<\/p>\n

Rwanda Vs Burundi<\/p>\n

Rwanda will Sunday, June 18, face Eritrea in the opening match of the FIBA Afro-CAN qualifiers.<\/p>\n

The FIBA AfroCan 2023 Zone 5 qualifiers will take place at the Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Court, bringing together teams from various countries in the region.<\/p>\n

The competition tips off on Saturday, June 17 with the first game of the day seeing Burundi and South Sudan match up, before hosts Tanzania take on Eritrea.<\/p>\n

Rwanda head coach, Cheikh Sarr, told Times Sport that he believes in his boys.<\/p>\n

“We have a young team. I think 75 percent are under 23 years old. They are strong and hungry,” he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the opponents, Sarr admitted that he does know much about them but he insisted that his team is ready to go and fight for a qualification for the finals no matter who they face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don’t know them, but I think we have everything to be able to go there and reach the goal. We are going there to qualify,” he said.<\/p>\n

The qualifiers will determine the teams that will participate in the Afro-CAN finals, a 12-nation tournament that will take place in Luanda, Angola, from July 7-16.<\/p>\n

Source: The New Times<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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