Rwanda men’s national 3x3 basketball team head coach Moïse Mutokambali has summoned a nine-man roster for the forthcoming FIBA 3x3 World Cup Qualifier 2023 slated for May 6-7 in Israel.

The selected players have already started training at Lycee de Kigali gymnasium.

Rwanda was placed in Group B alongside Asian giants China and Caribbean nation Trinidad and Tobago.

In December 2022, Rwanda finished their FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022 campaign in Cairo, Egypt, on an impressive note after grabbing the third place following a 21-17 victory over Tunisia to win a bronze.

It was the first medal the country has ever won in the FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup.

Twelve teams - six in each of men and women categories- will compete for the last three tickets to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2023 finals which will take place in Vienna, Austria, from May 30 to June 6.

Provisional roster:

Olivier Turatsinze, Patrick Ngabonziza, Justin Uwitonze, Nshobozwabyosenumukiza J.J. Wilson, Ndizeye Ndayisaba Dieudone, Hagumintwali Steven, Mutabaruka Victoire, Nkundwa Thierry and Mugalu Mike Lukwanga.