{"id":46957,"date":"2023-07-09T13:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/2023-fiba-afro-can-rwanda-lose-to-tunisia-in-opening-game"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:22:30","slug":"2023-fiba-afro-can-rwanda-lose-to-tunisia-in-opening-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/2023-fiba-afro-can-rwanda-lose-to-tunisia-in-opening-game","title":{"rendered":"2023 FIBA Afro-CAN: Rwanda lose to Tunisia in opening game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Damas Sikubwabo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Sarutday <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rwanda 61-67 Tunisia<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda started their 2023 FIBA Afro-CAN campaign on low note after losing 61-67 to Tunisia in Saturday\u2019s Group C opening game held at Arena Kilamba in Luanda, Angola.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Yves Murenzi\u2019s had a slow start to the game, losing the first quarter of 10-22 but foutght back to win the second quarter with 16-14 and reduce Tunisians\u2019 lead to 10 points before the pair went for half time break.<\/p>\n<p>Back in second half, Rwanda continued to dominate the game with excellent displays from the likes of small forward Dieudonne\u0301 Ndizeye and Kendall Grey who helped their team win third quarter 22-10 to level the scores 48-48.<\/p>\n<p>But it was the Tunisians who finished at the top as their metallic defense frustrated Rwandan shooters like Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza from scoring.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS BY FIBA<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia won the last quarter 21-13 and took home the victory with 61-67.<\/p>\n<p>Ndizeye grabbed 16 points while Dan Manzi and Ntore Habimana added 14 and 9 points respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda can still keep their chances of progressing to the AfroCAN next round alive if they beat Morocco in Sunday\u2019s \u2018do or die\u2019 clash.<\/p>\n<p>Competition format<\/p>\n<p>Teams are divided into four groups of three teams each. The teams that finish in the first places of Groups A,B,Cand D qualify directly to the Quarter-Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The teams that finish in second and third places of each group will have a second chance to remain in competition by playing the Qualification Round to the Quarter-Finals, where the losing teams will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>The four semifinalists qualify automatically to the 2027 FIBA AfroCan while the losing teams of the Quarter-Finals will compete for the Fifth to Eight-Place in the Classification Round.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda&#8217;s Ntole with the ball against Tunisia Rwanda lost the game with 61-67 in Saturday\u2019s Group C opening game held at Arena Kilamba in Luanda.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda&#8217;s Nshobozwabyosenumukiza with the ball against Tunisia. Rwanda lost the game with 61-67 in Saturday\u2019s Group C opening game held at Arena Kilamba in Luanda. 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Sarutday Rwanda 61-67 Tunisia Rwanda started their 2023 FIBA Afro-CAN campaign on low note after losing 61-67 to Tunisia in Saturday\u2019s Group C opening game held at Arena Kilamba in Luanda, Angola. 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