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Rwanda 46-13 Tanzania

Rwanda U-17 women’s national handball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 the ongoing Zone 5 women's youth and junior tournament of the IHF Trophy Africa after edging hosts Tanzania 46-13 in their last group game held Thursday at Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Stadium.

Rwanda now leads group A after winning all three games in group stages which they finished unbeaten.

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Anaclet Bagirishya’s high flying girls won the first game in a 52-2 humiliating victory over Djibouti on Tuesday, April 25.

They were again dominant on Wednesday as they registered another 45-15 comfortable win over South Sudan before finishing the group stage in high spirits, inflicting a 46-13 convincing win over Tanzania.

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The group stages will see the two best teams from each group advance to the semi-finals, while the other sides will move to the placement matches 5-8.

The finals and the third-place encounters at the tournament are scheduled for Sunday 30 April.

The Zone 5 women's youth and junior tournament serves as a qualification event for the Continental Phase of the Women's IHF Trophy Africa.