Rwanda finish 9th in Libya
Takes slot after win over Zone 5 champs, Egypt TRIPOLI - Rwanda moved up four slots on the FIBA ranking after beating Egypt last evening. The team finally broke the jinx against the Egyptians when they silenced the Zone 5 champions 78-75 to make sure they finished their 2009Afrobasket campaign with three wins on the trot (Cameroon, Libya and Egypt).
Rwanda’s captain Hamza Ruhezamihigo in action against Egypt in the final of Zone 5 Championship held early this year in Kigali, which Egypt won. Yesterday Rwanda avenged that defeat with a 78-75 win in Libya.