Rwanda National Police (RNP) struck yet another gold medal in the EAPCCO Games after hosts’ basketball team beat Tanzania 96-37 in Saturday’s final held at Lycee De Kigali. The RNP basketball team followed the example of their volleyball and football counterparts who also won gold medals during the regional interforce Games which conclude at BK Arena on Monday. Rwanda also topped the overall table standings in karate with 15 medals, including nine gold, five silver, and one bronze. Burundi came second while Kenya emerged third. Meanwhile, the Handball team started their title defense impressively with a 36-25 victory over Kenya Police Service (KPS) at BK Arena on Saturday. The RNP team was fired up throughout the first half, putting up an entertaining display from which they scored 20 goals against Kenya’s 10. It was, however, a tight second period as Rwanda scored 16 more goals against Kenya’s 15 to finish the match with a 36-25 victory in favor of the home side. Both teams could not convert the two awarded penalties, thanks to each of their goalkeepers’ incredible exploits. Mbesutunguwe scored a game-high 10 goals to guide Rwanda to a well-deserved victory. Also, Read EAPCCO Games: Rwanda Police win gold in football, volleyball Kenya Police Service take on Uganda Police Force (UPF) on Sunday while Rwanda will return to action on Monday with clash against Uganda. EAPCCO Games started on Tuesday, March 21, attracting eight out of 14 member states to compete in 13 different sports disciplines. The sports disciplines include football, handball, netball, volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, athletics, darts, Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, boxing, and shooting. Participating countries are Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the host, Rwanda.
