Rwanda men's national basketball team
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Rwanda men's national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA)[2] Rwanda has yet to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, but has qualified for the AfroBasket six times.
FIBA ranking | 92 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1977 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
National federation | Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA) | ||
Coach | Cheikh Sarr | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AfroBasket | |||
Appearances | 6 | ||
AfroCan | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | Bronze: (2023) | ||
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Before 2000, Team Rwanda was virtually unknown to most basketball fans worldwide. Since the mid-2000s however, the team slowly but surely has made a name for itself. Team Rwanda has emerged as a major force in East Africa and has qualified for the AfroBasket, Africa's prime basketball event, four times in a row between 2007 and 2013.[3]
At the AfroBasket 2021 on home soil, Rwanda beat Angola, winner of ten AfroBasket editions between 1989 and 2013. The victory was considered an enormous achievement of the national team.[4]
Rwanda won a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan in Angola, the first ever podium finish in the country's history.[5]