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.
