Rwanda up five places in Fiba ranking
RWANDA Men’s basketball team moved five places, from 67th to 62nd, in the latest Fiba Continental Championships ranking released on Tuesday. With 6.6 points, Rwanda is ranked 62nd in the world, 12th in Africa and 2nd in Zone V, behind Egypt. Uganda is ranked 86th and Kenya is a place below in 87th position in the world while in Africa, Uganda which is ranked 25th still beats Kenya which is in the 26th position.
Espoir’s Lionel Hakizimana (L) and Pascal Karekezi, seen here in a past game. They are two of Rwanda’s most promising youngsters. Times Sport/Timothy Kisambira