Afrobasket: Tunisia to defend title against Ivory Coast in final

Africa

Tunisia's basketball team

Tunisia beat Ivory Coast 78-75 in the Rwanda capital Kigali on Sunday to defend the Afrobasket title they won in 2017.

The triumph marks the first back-to-back successes the North Africans have had in the tournament, and equals a feat previously achieved by Angola, Senegal and Egypt.

The Tunisians scored more in both opening quarters whereupon the Ivorians, in only their second final since last winning the title in 1985, started to fight back.

Although Ignacio Lezcano Moya’s side won the two final quarters, it was too little too late as Tunisia held on to win by just three points.

Earlier on Sunday, Senegal took third place when beating Cape Verde 86-73.

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