{"id":75802,"date":"2024-06-11T16:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-tastes-first-loss-at-afrobasket-u18-qualifiers"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:06:52","slug":"rwanda-tastes-first-loss-at-afrobasket-u18-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-tastes-first-loss-at-afrobasket-u18-qualifiers","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda tastes first loss at AfroBasket U18 Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Monday, June 10<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Boys<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Rwanda 49-78 Uganda<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s U-18 boys\u2019 team lost their first game at the FIBA AfroBasket U18 Zone 5 qualifiers, falling short with a 49-78 defeat to hosts Uganda at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Monday, June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda were off to a winning start in the tournament when they comfortably beat Kenya 81-52 in the opening game on Sunday, but Monday&#8217;s game wasn\u2019t on their side as Uganda beat them to maintain their unbeaten run before their home supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Yves Murenzi\u2019s boys won the first quarter 15-11 before Uganda bounced back to claim the second one 19-7 to go into half-time leading 30-22.<\/p>\n<p>When the teams returned for the second half, Uganda continued where they stopped, winning the third quarter 31-7 to extend their lead to 22 points. Rwanda could only manage to take the last quarter 20-17 but it was not enough to salvage victory.<\/p>\n<p>Point guard Dylan Lebson Kayijuka was Rwanda\u2019s highest scorer with 15 points and 6 rebounds while Gabriel Ndoba Mwimba and Ricardo Gomez Senkomane added 11 and 7 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda will be back to action on Tuesday, June 11, hoping to return to winning ways when they take on Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The FIBA AfroBasket U18 qualifiers attracted four countries in the Zone 5 including hosts Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania each fielding both girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is being played in a round-robin format, and after. The top team will face the bottom side whilethe second and third teams will also face off to determine the finalists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Rwanda Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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