Rwanda suffered a second straight defeat at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, losing 72-55 to Mozambique in their final Group D game on July 27 at Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The loss confirms a bottom-of-the-group finish for the Land of a Thousand Hills, meaning they miss out on direct qualification to the quarterfinals and must now face the second-placed team from Group C in a do-or-die playoff for a spot in the last eight.
Rwanda fall 92–45 to defending champions 🇳🇬 in their #AfroBasketWomen 2025 opener.
D’Tigress dominated all four quarters, exposing 🇷🇼’s poor defense in a one-sided Group D clash.
Dr. Cheikh Sarr’s side now face a must-win vs Mozambique to avoid early elimination. pic.twitter.com/LzqlmqzIlZ
— Ground Sports (@GroundSports1) July 26, 2025
After a heavy opening-day defeat to reigning champions Nigeria, Dr. Cheikh Sarr’s side returned to action against one of continental powerhouses Mozambique but fell short once again—this time by 17 points.
Rwanda, who finished fourth in the previous edition and qualified automatically for this year’s tournament, will now have one final chance to stay in contention.
