(Xinhua){ — Better-form Rwanda beat Kenya 82-77 in Uganda on Tuesday evening in FIBA Zone 5 Basketball Championship.}<\/p>\n
Rwanda, who had lost their opening game on Sunday to the defending champions Egypt 79-63, came back charged for the game against Kenya and attacked in numbers and defended well.<\/p>\n
The Kenyan team had beaten Somalia 97-79 on Monday night. Hosts Uganda and Egypt who have won their opening games were meant to play later on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Kenya and Rwanda have now lost a game each, while Somalia who have lost two games now are virtually out of contention to win the Championship which is being played on a round robin basis.Desmond Owili and Ancette Wafula tried to play their hearts out but failed to tame the determined Rwanda team that finished second last year.<\/p>\n
Egypt are the defending champions after beating Rwanda last year in the final. The other teams in the men’s category include; Uganda, Somalia, Kenya and Burundi.<\/p>\n
The women’s category groups Uganda, Burundi, Egypt and Kenya.<\/p>\n
The teams that win the event will automatically qualify for the Afro Basketball and next year’s All Africa Games in Congo Brazzavile. Uganda’s men’s team last won the Zone 5 championship in 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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