Senegal clinched the last ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket finals after a hard-fought 75-65 win over Mali on Thursday in Kigali.
The result meant Senegal booked a date with Nigeria in a remake of the 2017 and 2019 finals on Saturday.
The win completes the Teranga Lionesses’ bounce back from a very slow start to their campaign.
The Senegalese are headed to the Championship Game on the back of a three-game winning streak after dropping their first two games to Uganda and Mali.
The Senegalese had an early take-off in the game, though Mali gave them a scare by half-time.
After Senegal’s poor start to the Championship, fans recalled a similar event when they ended up winning the Championship in 2015.
When Senegal handed out a 24-11 run to Mali in the third quarter, the case was sealed.
