Day Three: Mozambique and Angola top women's basketball

The Mozambican women's basketball team on Monday night won its third successive match at the 10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, putting it at the top of Group A.

The Mozambicans beat Nigeria by 52 points to 44. This follows the Mozambican victories over Zimbabwe (73-37) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (67-53).

In the other Group A matches played on Monday, Kenya beat Zimbabwe (65-35) and Algeria beat DR Congo (55-49).

The Mozambican team faces Algeria on Tuesday and Kenya on Wednesday. Judging by their performance so far, the Mozambicans are likely to retain the leadership of Group A, and are thus guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

But in Group B, the Angolan team is performing as well as the Mozambicans, and has also scored three consecutive victories. On Monday Angola beat Rwanda by 58 points to 24. This result means that Angola too will certainly reach the semi-finals.

Also in Group B, Ivory Coast beat Cameroon (49-42), and Senegal inflicted a heavy defeat on Mali (81-43).

Courtesy of www.thezimbabwean.co.uk