Assouma Uwizeye

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Assouma Uwizeye
No. 11 [1] APR
PositionForward
Personal information
Born6 April 1996
NationalityRwandan [2]
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Assouma Uwizeye (born 6 April 1996) is a Rwandan basketball player for the Rwanda Women's National Team. [3]

National Team career

Uwizeye represented Rwanda at the 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, where she averaged 9.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. [4]

During the 2023 Fiba women’s Zone V AfroBasket Qualifiers, Uwizeye was recognized as one of the top performers alongside, Odile Tetero and Marie Imanizabayo, who came off the bench for 15 points and averaged 5 rebounds. [5] [6] She also participated in the 2023 Women's Afrobasket where she scored 6 points and 2 rebounds in the first quarter of the game. [7] [8]

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