体坛英语资讯：Rwanda, Kenya win 2018 Africa Zone 5 Handball titles
<p><span word="KAMPALA">KAMPALA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 21-- <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> 5 <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="Trophy">Trophy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="Honore">Honore</span> <span word="Byiringiro">Byiringiro</span>, <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> 32-27 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="category">category</span> (<span word="U">U</span>-18).</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="late">late</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Byiringiro">Byiringiro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="with">with</span> 48 <span word="goals">goals</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> 29-23 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="category">category</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="category">category</span> (<span word="U">U</span>-20) <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="humbled">humbled</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> 22-17.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="duo">duo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Wafula">Wafula</span> <span word="Simiyu">Simiyu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elias">Elias</span> <span word="Khisa">Khisa</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="archrivals">archrivals</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> 22-16 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="Agonzibwa">Agonzibwa</span>, <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="under">under</span>-20 <span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="showpiece">showpiece</span>.</p>
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