Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Three of the four semifinalists are familiar to this stage of the competition, but hosts Rwanda – who reached the semis for the first time – come up with an upset.<\/p>\nIt’s the 2023 Women’s AfroBasket semifinals day in Kigali where Rwanda take on reigning champions Nigeria at 6PM, Kigali Time, while Senegal go up against Mali at 9PM.<\/p>\n
Both Mali and Nigeria are headed to the Final Four with a 3-0 mark each, while Senegal (2-2) and Rwanda (2-1) tasted some costly defeats on the road.<\/p>\n
Rwanda Vs Nigeria<\/p>\n
The hosts are on a 2-1 winning streak. They recovered from their loss to Angola in the Group Phase to roar back with a hard-fought 66-61 victory over East African rivals Uganda in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
The home support has partly played a part in their road to the semifinals but Rwanda is so much more than just fans. They have the skills, players who make the difference at any time and a shared dream make history together by winning the championship.<\/p>\n
Never has a Rwandan team reached the Semi-Finals before and Cheikh Sarr\u2019s girls are ready to let anyone, including African basketball queen Nigeria, take the dream away from them.<\/p>\n
But Nigeria also has a dream. This time, the D\u2019Tigresses are chasing their fourth consecutive championship at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket.<\/p>\n
Senegal Vs Mali<\/p>\n
Mali and Senegal have a long history of rivalry between them. And in the history of this special West African clash, Senegal lead 7-2 from their last nine matchups.<\/p>\n
The most recent victory from Mali was recorded on July 30, for the last game of Group C at the 2023 FIBA Women\u2019s AfroBasket.<\/p>\n
Mali won the game 72-49. And they are looking forward to repeating their feat.<\/p>\n
For this, they will lean on the likes of Sika Kone, Djeneba N\u2019Diaye, Mariam Coulibaly and experienced Kankou Coulibaly.<\/p>\n
But Senegal are back with a two-game winning streak, after they saw off Egypt and Cameroon in the Classification Round and the Quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Senegal’s slow start to the tournament seems to be a thing of the past. They have also shown a more combative and aggressive face against Cameroon.<\/p>\n
What’s at Stake?<\/p>\n
Other than a spot in the final of the Women\u2019s Afrobasket, the two finalists will qualify for FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) scheduled for February 2024.<\/p>\n
While Nigeria represented Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Mali and Senegal have been craving for a spot at the world\u2019s biggest sporting event, but they missed it.<\/p>\n
And if Rwanda gets past Nigeria, this will be their first appearance at the OQT.<\/p>\n
Mali and Senegal met at the 2019 Women’s Pre-Olympic Africa Tournament in Maputo. For history books, Senegal won the clash 58-53.<\/p>\n
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