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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda Energy Group (REG) women players have vowed to make the country proud ahead of the much-anticipated inaugural FIBA Africa Women’s Basketball League (AWBL).<\/p>\n

Considered as Africa\u2019s biggest showpiece in women’s basketball, AWBL will be staged in Cairo, Egypt, from December 11 through 19.<\/p>\n

REG has been preparing for the competition for the past few weeks and the group is in good spirit and motivated to make their debut in style.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Times Sport, skipper Sandrine Mushikiwabo said it\u2019s a great honor to participate in the tournament and pledged to fight to help he team perform well against Africa\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in final preparations, we are ready mentally, physically and our hearts are solely into it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Target! Absolutely the trophy<\/p>\n

REG women may be making their debut appearance AWBL, but club point guards Rosine Micomyiza said Faustine Mwizerwa are only focused on seizing the opportunity to show what Rwandan basketball can offer at the big stages and go all the way to win the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always set the target high, and we want to win the title. But it starts with getting some wins and qualifying for the quarter-finals, and then we can go on from there. The message (for fellow players) is simple: let\u2019s go out there and show that Africa has got talent,\u201d Micomyiza said.<\/p>\n

For Mwizerwa, AWBL tournament is a great opportunity show Africa that Rwandan women\u2019s basketball is on the rise.<\/p>\n

Esperance Mukaneza\u2019s team travel to Cairo on Friday for the tournament. She has a group which she believes it can defy the odds and win the championship.<\/p>\n

However, she said, it\u2019s a challenge that every member of the team must take up and fight for it with resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can do it. We want to go out there and to win,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

REG booked a ticket to AWBL after reaching the final of the 2023 Zone Five Women\u2019s championship which they lost at the hands of eventual champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. Rwanda Energy Group (REG) women players have vowed to make the country proud ahead of the much-anticipated inaugural FIBA Africa Women’s Basketball League (AWBL). Considered as Africa\u2019s biggest showpiece in women’s basketball, AWBL will be staged in Cairo, Egypt, from December 11 through 19. 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