2023 Women Afrobasket: Rwanda Reveal Reasons They Lost To Nigeria

2023 Women Afrobasket: Rwanda Reveal Reasons They Lost To Nigeria

Sampson Adedeji

Rwanda head coach Cheik Sarr has revealed the reasons his team lost to Nigeria's D'Tigress in the semi-final of the 2023 Women Afrobasketball Championship, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Despite playing at the BK Arena, the host could not stop the rampaging Nigerians and succumbed to a 79-48 defeat.

The coach said, the defending champions are very good and deserved to win the game.

 "I know the level of our game, and I know the level of our opponent. Nigeria are the defending champs, but the loss was on us. 

"We lost our focus and made mistakes in defence, allowing them to take advantage and score many 3-point shots. 

"I'll give credit to Nigeria; they're a good team, mature, and they shared the ball. 

"We struggled with the bench in making substitutions, and that's how we lost the game", he said.