{"id":90967,"date":"2024-11-28T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandan-players-vow-to-fight-for-pride-at-fiba-3x3-africa-cup-2024"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:27:35","slug":"rwandan-players-vow-to-fight-for-pride-at-fiba-3x3-africa-cup-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwandan-players-vow-to-fight-for-pride-at-fiba-3x3-africa-cup-2024","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan players vow to \u2018fight for pride\u2019 at FIBA 3&#215;3 Africa Cup 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Players representing Rwanda at the upcoming FIBA 3&#215;3 Africa Cup 2024 have vowed to play for national pride. The tournament will take place in Antananarivo, Madagascar from November 29 to December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Lead by head coach Moise Mutokambali, both men and women teams departed for Madagascar on Wednesday night, November 27, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight.<\/p>\n<p>Stakes are high ahead of the competition and Rwanda men\u2019s team skipper Olivier Turatsinze is optimistic that a podium finish is all that he and his teammates are targeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will give ourselves the strength to perform well. And this is why we are required to embark on extraordinary preparation,\u201d Turatsinze told Times Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Faustine Mwizerwa is part of the final four-woman roster that Mutokambali selected for the continental women\u2019s 3&#215;3 basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing Kigali for the competition, Mwizerwa said, \u201cWe are going to play like a team, not as individuals. Our aim is to make the country proud. I believe we have the ability to win the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last time Rwanda participated in the FIBA 3&#215;3 Africa Cup was in 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, where they won bronze\u2014their first ever medal in the competition\u2014after beating Tunisia 21-17 in the third place match.<\/p>\n<p>Final roster<\/p>\n<p>Men<\/p>\n<p>Olivier Turatsinze, Patrick Ngabonziza, Justin Uwitonze and Chandelier Cyiza.<\/p>\n<p>Women<\/p>\n<p>Jane Dusabe, Nelly Akariza, Violette Uwimpuhwe and Faustine Mwizerwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Players representing Rwanda at the upcoming FIBA 3&#215;3 Africa Cup 2024 have vowed to play for national pride. The tournament will take place in Antananarivo, Madagascar from November 29 to December 1. 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