AfroBasket U18 Qualifiers: Kayijuka stars as Rwanda rout Kenya in opener

Rwanda 81-52 Kenya

Point guard Dylan Lebson Kayijuka put up a top performance as his game-high 20 points powered Rwanda to a convincing 81-52 victory over Kenya on Sunday at the U-18 FIBA Africa Zone V qualifiers. Taking place in Kampala, Uganda, the zone 5 qualifying competition attracted four countries namely Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania who are battling out for a ticket to the FIBA U-18 continental tournament. Yves Murenzi’s boys were off to a bright start to the tournament as they proved too strong for ‘hapless’ Kenya to beat. Rwanda bossed the game from the very beginning, winning the first quarter 21-6, before Kenya bounced back to claim the second one 19-15 but it was the former who were still leading at half time. Back in the second half, star boy Kayijuka combined well with the likes of Iranzi Christian (193-F), Larsson Shema to help Rwanda take the third quarter on 26-10 points and the last one on 19-17 points. Besides his scoring exploits, Kayijuka added 4 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Shema and Iranzi scored 15 and 12 points respectively. Rwanda will be back to action on Monday, June 10, playing against hosts Uganda.
Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw