Final Tunisia 78-75 Cote d’Ivoire Third-place Senegal 86-73 Cape Verde Tunisia are now back-to-back champions of the Afrobasket tournament, thanks to a 78-75 victory over Cote d’Ivoire in the final game of the competition on Sunday, September 5. The Afrobasket 2021 showpiece unfolded for two weeks at the Kigali Arena, from August 24 to September 5, bringing together 16 teams from different African countries. -- CLICK HERE FOR MORE PICTURES -- By the end of it, Tunisia, the winners of the previous edition continued with their dominance, as they went undefeated in all the 6 games they played. #BREAKING: Tunisia are African champions for a second time in a row after beating Côte dIvoire 78-75 in the #Afrobasket2021 final at Kigali Arena. pic.twitter.com/qudYIyyBUJ — The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) September 5, 2021 After putting up such a great display, some of the teams players clinched individual awards, among whom, their captain Makram Ben Romdhane who was named the Most Valuable Player. Dirk Bauemann, the Head coach of the team spoke about the victory, thanking his players for the feat. “I have always wanted to perform well in my job and to give the best I can, and I thank my players was made it again. WATCH: The moment Tunisia retained the Afrobasket title after beating Côte dIvoire 78-75 in the #Afrobasket2021 final. pic.twitter.com/kosIy7jZuM — The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) September 5, 2021 All the 36 games of the tournament were played at the Kigali Arena, and the showpiece come out successful with robust measures for the prevention of Covid-19, among other protocols that aided the competition to be top-notch in terms of basketball. In another game that took place on the same day, Senegal defeated Cape Verde 86-73 to claim the third-place position in the tournament. Rwanda, the host finished in 10th place in Afrobasket 2021 after being eliminated at the group stage level. . @FIBA Africa recognises individuals for writing history at the #Afrobasket2021: Slimane Radhouane (L) has made nine appearances in Afrobasket, Stephane Konate (R) has made eight, while Liz Mills (C) is the first woman to coach a mens team (Kenya) in the competition. pic.twitter.com/96Qx5DDbZq — The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) September 5, 2021 The final game was witnessed by President Paul Kagame and other officials from FIBA. Ranking Tunisia Cote d’Ivoire Senegal Cape Verde South Sudan Angola Uganda Guinea Nigeria Rwanda Egypt Kenya DR Congo Central African Republic Mali Cameroon
