Africa-Press – Senegal. The host country of the 2023 Women’s Afrobasket, Rwanda, coached by Senegalese technician Cheikh Sarr, made a successful entry into the competition, winning 64-35 ahead of Côte d’Ivoire. ‘Ivoire, on the first day.
Cheikh Sarr’s players made a good impression in their opening match against the Ivorians.
In front of a large audience, the Rwandans managed a good performance during a high level match.
Without complex, they dominated the whole match. 14-7 in the first quarter, 28-21 in the second, 52-29 in the third and 64-35 in the fourth.
In the last match of the day, Cameroon beat Mozambique, 55-53.
The Cameroonians, bronze medalists in the last edition, struggled before defeating, a few seconds from the end of the match, a surprising Mozambican team.
The competition continues on Saturday with the Democratic Republic of Congo-Egypt matches at 10 a.m. GMT, Mozambique-Guinea at 1 p.m. GMT, Uganda-Senegal at 4 p.m. GMT and Côte d’Ivoire-Angola at 7 p.m. GMT.
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