{"id":3034,"date":"2026-08-18T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:13:38","slug":"rwandan-teams-strengthen-feassa-semifinal-hopes-after-strong-third-day-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/rwandan-teams-strengthen-feassa-semifinal-hopes-after-strong-third-day-showing\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan teams strengthen FEASSA semifinal hopes after strong third-day showing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ss.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ss.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ss-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ss-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwandan school teams strengthened their chances of advancing to the semifinals of the 2026 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association Games after a strong third day in Morogoro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda won 15 of 25 matches played Monday, Aug. 17, losing seven and drawing three as the competition entered its decisive stages. The under-20 teams accounted for 12 of the victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nyanza TSS and GS Indangaburezi maintained perfect records in under-20 volleyball. Nyanza TSS defeated Tanzania\u2019s Lumala 3-1 in the boys\u2019 competition, while GS Indangaburezi beat Uganda\u2019s Seroma Christian High School 3-2 in the girls\u2019 event. Both Rwandan teams have won their two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda also recorded important basketball victories. ITS beat Tanzania\u2019s Nsumba 94-88 in five-a-side basketball, while ESB Kamonyi\u2019s girls defeated Uganda\u2019s Nabisunsa Girls School 80-58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In three-on-three basketball, ESB Kamonyi\u2019s boys beat Tanzania\u2019s Pamba 14-12 before defeating Kenya\u2019s Itigi 21-4. The girls lost both of their matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s table tennis teams also enjoyed a clean sweep, winning all three matches played Monday. The girls beat Kenya 1 3-1, Team Rwanda 1\u2019s boys defeated Uganda\u2019s Mbogo College 3-2, while Team Rwanda 2 edged Uganda\u2019s Ubuntu 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In football, PSB Huye secured a 1-0 win over Uganda\u2019s Jinja Progressive Academy in the under-20 girls\u2019 competition. CGFK drew 1-1 with Uganda\u2019s St. Mary\u2019s Kitende in the boys\u2019 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s under-15 girls bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Tanzania\u2019s Mvumelo by beating Kenya\u2019s Kakamega Hills 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In handball, GS Tabagwe posted two under-20 boys\u2019 wins, beating Tanzania\u2019s Kilombero 22-18 and Maweni 37-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FEASSA Games, which bring together secondary schools from across East Africa, will conclude Aug. 23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwandan school teams strengthened their chances of advancing to the semifinals of the 2026 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association Games after a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3036,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034\/revisions\/3036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}