Quarter-finals

Rwanda 53-67 Cameroon

The U18 men's national team bowed out of the FIBA AfroBasket 2024 after their shock 53-67 quarterfinal loss at the hands of Cameroon at University of Pretoria Gymnasium on Thursday, September 12.

Rwanda started brightly, claiming the first quarter 16-14 before Cameroon upped their game and fought back to win the second quarter 22-16 to go into half-time with a 36-32 lead.

In the second half, Rwanda bounced back to win the third quarter 17-15 but Cameroon dominated the last quarter 16-4 to send them packing.

The Cameroon progressed to the semifinals.

Despite struggling to shoot from the floor, Cameroon’s Amadou Seini scored a team-high 15 points and 23 rebounds while Hermann Bel Daryl Bay contributed 15 points.

Rwanda’s Dylan Kayijuka poured in game- 19 points, while Sean Mwesigwa added 12 points.

Rwanda still has to play a classification game for the 5th to 8th positions.