Group C
Rwanda 63 -89 Guinea
Guinea continued their outstanding run within the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers with an emphatic 89-63 victory over Rwanda on Thursday at Enviornment Kilamba in Luanda, sealing their place within the second spherical of the qualification marketing campaign.
The win was Guinea's fourth consecutive within the qualifiers and marked a historic milestone. The West Africans have now gained extra video games (4) within the present marketing campaign than they managed throughout the earlier two World Cup qualifying cycles mixed, the place they posted a 3-15 file within the 2019 and 2023 editions.
Veteran Abdoulaye Sy, the most-capped participant within the present Guinean squad, opened the scoring in Window 3 with a fadeaway jumper, igniting a 7-0 run that set the tone for the competition.
Rwanda discovered themselves trailing by 15 factors after the opening quarter however responded strongly within the second interval. Herve Hodari knocked down his facet's seventh three-pointer from 15 makes an attempt handy Rwanda a 37-36 lead, forcing Guinea head coach Nedeljko Asceric to name a timeout.
Nonetheless, Guinea rapidly regained management and by no means seemed again.
Souleymane Boum Jr, Ousmane Drame and Sekou Doumbouya mixed for 47 factors to energy Guinea to victory, whereas Justin Uwitonze led Rwanda with 17 factors.
Sy credited Guinea's historic qualification to the group's endurance, perseverance and profitable mentality.
Guinea coach Asceric praised Rwanda regardless of the convincing scoreline.
“That's how troublesome this Rwandan group is to play in opposition to,” he mentioned after the sport.
Asceric has performed a key function in Guinea's resurgence, guiding the nation to certainly one of its most profitable qualification campaigns in recent times.
Rwanda, in the meantime, have now misplaced 4 consecutive qualifying video games and can look to revive their marketing campaign once they face Tunisia on Friday, July 3.
