Ineza Sifa

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Ineza Sifa
Personal information
Born (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22)
Musanze, Rwanda
NationalityRwandan
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College FIU (2022–2023)
Middle Tennessee (2023–present)
Position Guard

Ineza Sifa (born March 14, 2002) is a Rwandan basketball player who plays as a guard for the Rwanda women's national basketball team and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

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Career history

Sifa attended Greenforest Christian Academy in Decatur, Georgia, where she played basketball. She was part of the Greenforest team that lost the game to Galloway High School by a score of 52–54 which was played on March 3, 2021. [1]

On 17 November 2021, the FIU women's basketball team disclose their signing of Sifa Ineza Joyeuse into their team. [2] She transferred to Middle Tennessee after the season. [3] [4]

Rwanda national team

She first represented Rwanda in 2018 when she was called up for U-18 national team to play FIBA U-18 women's African championship. She was again called to the senior national team during the 2019 FIBA Women's Afrobasket- Qualifiers, 2021 FIBA Women's Afrobasket-Qualifiers-Zone 5 and 2023 FIBA Women's Afrobasket. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ineza Joyeuse Sifa's Greenforest High School Bio". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Women's Hoops Adds Pair of Signees". FIU Athletics. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ↑ "KSL.com Sports | Sifa Ineza | WCBK Player Stats". scoreboard.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-06-08). "Hoops: Rwanda's Ineza joins Lady Raiders". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Ineza Sifa - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-12-12). "Sifa Ineza: The meteoric rise of the Rwandan female basketball wonderkid". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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