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Rwanda’s U18 basketball team during a training session at Lycee de Kigali ahead of the FIBA Zone V Championships.
Rwanda’s U18 basketball teams (boys and girls) are in Kampala where they will take part in the FIBA Zone V Championships scheduled for June 9-14 at Lugogo Indoor Stadium in the Ugandan capital.
Both teams left Kigali International Airport on Friday night, June 7, aboard RwandaAir.
The boys’ team is under the guidance of Yves Murenzi, while the girls’ team is coached by Jacques Bahige.
Some 10 teams from Zone 5 have confirmed their participation at the tournament. They include Somalia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi, Sudan and hosts Uganda.
The preliminary round tournament winners from both boys’ and girls’ categories will directly qualify for the U18 Afrobasket Championship in South Africa.
Egypt, winners of FIBA U18 African Championship 2022 (boys) and runners-up in the girls’ category, will automatically play in the 2024 edition on a wild card.
Final squads
Boys
Joseph Nshimiye, Darcy Minega, Lucky Nziza, Juru Cedric Ntigurirwa, Jonas Singiza, Dylan Kayijuka, Larson Shema Niyibizi, Kailo Plamedie Bizimana, Noah Kemerwa, Larry Gisa Shyaka, Christian Iranzi, Senkomane Ricardo Gomez and Jean Batiste Murangwa.
Girls
Angelique Tuyishime, Emelyne, Iragena Mahoro, Rebeca Cyuzuzo, Liliane Ingabire, Jeanne Uwimbabazi, Vestine Tuyisenge, Brigitte Nibishak