{"id":83681,"date":"2024-09-03T16:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-thrash-hosts-south-africa-in-u18-womens-afrobasket-opener"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:42:02","slug":"rwanda-thrash-hosts-south-africa-in-u18-womens-afrobasket-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-thrash-hosts-south-africa-in-u18-womens-afrobasket-opener","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda thrash hosts South Africa in U18 Women\u2019s AfroBasket opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Monday, September 2<\/p>\n

Group A<\/p>\n

Rwanda 102-37 South Africa<\/p>\n

Star Shooting guard Brigitte Nibishaka scored a game high 25 points to fire Rwanda to a resounding 102-37 victory over hosts South Africa in the opening game of the FIBA U-18 Women’s AfroBasket held at University of Pretoria on Monday, September 2.<\/p>\n

The Rwandan youth team put up a commanding performance from the word go, overwhelming their South African opponents in almost every aspect of the game, from shooting to rebounding or making steals.<\/p>\n

Nibishaka and her compatriots including Yvonne Muhawenimana and Vanessa Prissy Camara were on a scoring galore as Rwanda finished the first half with a massive 47-17 lead, to make it so hard for the home side to even think of a comeback.<\/p>\n

Not much changed in the second half, as the Rwandans won the third and fourth quarters convincingly 29-12 and 26-8 respectively to seal their first victory in style.<\/p>\n

Besides Nibishaka\u2019s top scoring, Camara added 22 points, while Muhawenimana contributed 19 points on Rwanda\u2019s winning cause.<\/p>\n

Leah Fourholm topped South Africa\u2019s scoring with 9 points whereas Ntokozo Thonga contributed 8.<\/p>\n

“I thank my players, they performed very well in this game. They executed the instructions that I gave them. We are going to prepare for the second game. We will face Tunisia which is a great team,\u201d Rwanda U18 women head coach Jacques Bahige told Times Sport after the game.<\/p>\n

After the impressive performance against South Africa, Rwanda will be up against Tunisia in what promises to be a tougher test on September 5.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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