{"id":45194,"date":"2023-06-21T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/afro-can-qualifiers-nshobozwa-drops-20-as-rwanda-maintain-winning-streak"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:50:27","slug":"afro-can-qualifiers-nshobozwa-drops-20-as-rwanda-maintain-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/afro-can-qualifiers-nshobozwa-drops-20-as-rwanda-maintain-winning-streak","title":{"rendered":"Afro-Can Qualifiers: Nshobozwa drops 20 as Rwanda maintain winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Damas Sikubwabo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Tuesday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rwanda 77-57 Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>Point guard Jean-Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza scored 20 points as Rwanda ran away with a dominant 77-57 win over Tanzania in the FIBA Afro-CAN qualifiers which are underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Nshobozwa was in electric form inside the Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Stadium and his 20 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound silenced the home fans who watched their Tanzanian side lose the match at the hands of Cheikh Sarr\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>Small forward Dieudonne\u0301 Ndizeye and Cadeaux de Dieu Furaha added 13 and 12 points, respectively, to take Rwanda\u2019s winning streak to three games.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda opened the game with a dominant first quarter quarters 24-14 and 28-7 for the second quarter going into halftime with a 52-21 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for the second-half, Tanzania bounced back with a win in the third quarter 18-14 and last quarter 18-11 but it was not enough to win a game.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda was off to a winning start when they opened the zone 5 qualifying campaign with a 104-34 victory over Eritrea on Sunday before registering a second win after edging South Sudan 72-55.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwandan side is expected to be back to action on Wednesday, June 21, where they will close their round robin run with game against Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>After the round robin style, the two first teams will play the final after which the winner will book a ticket to the Afro-CAN finals, a 12-nation tournament that will take place in Luanda, Angola, from July 7-16.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: The New Times<\/b><\/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>Damas Sikubwabo Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Tuesday Rwanda 77-57 Tanzania Point guard Jean-Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza scored 20 points as Rwanda ran away with a dominant 77-57 win over Tanzania in the FIBA Afro-CAN qualifiers which are underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 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