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Africa-Press<\/a> – Rwanda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Point guards Aristide Mugabe and Sedar Segamba will not play the 2021 African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) after being left out of Rwanda\u2019s final squad for the tournament.<\/p>\n

The 12-man roster was released on Sunday, August 22, just two days before the competition\u2019s kick-off at Kigali Arena on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Head coach Cheikh Sarr has announced his final 12-man roster that he will use ahead of the FIBA #Afrobasket2021 finals which kick off next week in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Rwanda faces DR Congo in opening game on Tuesday, August 24, at @kigali_arena<\/p>\n

Tip off: 18:00 CAT pic.twitter.com\/lr3HhHiRRs<\/p>\n

Mugabe, 33, and Sagamba, 30, who both feature for local side Patriots, were instrumental as the club reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) finals in May in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Hosts Rwanda will begin their quest for a first Afrobasket title against neighbours DR Congo in Group A on August 24, before facing Angola and Cape Verde on August 26 and 28, respectively.<\/p>\n

The top five teams, at the end of the tournament on September 5, will automatically qualify to represent Africa at the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rwanda beat Egypt 95-92 in the two sides\u2019 final build-up game at Kigali Arena.<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s final roster:<\/b><\/p>\n

Jean Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Ntore Habimana, Steven Hagumintwari, Armel Sangwe, Axel Mpoyo, Dieudonn\u00e9 Ndayisaba Ndizeye, Olivier Shyaka, Elie Kaje, William Robeyns, Emile Galois Kazeneza, Prince Chinenye Ibeh and Kenneth Gasana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. Point guards Aristide Mugabe and Sedar Segamba will not play the 2021 African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) after being left out of Rwanda\u2019s final squad for the tournament. The 12-man roster was released on Sunday, August 22, just two days before the competition\u2019s kick-off at Kigali Arena on Tuesday. 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