D’Tigress of Nigeria have qualified for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The team defeated Canada 79-70 in its final group game at
the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday.
The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in
the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament.
Nigeria sailed through the group stage with five
classification points and sit top of the pack, with France still to play
Australia later in the day.
The Rena Wakama-led ladies bounced back from losing to the
French in their second game after winning Australia in the first game.
There was little to separate the D’Tigress from the
Canadians in the first quarter that finished 18-18.
The Canadians edged the team in the second quarter, and the
game finished 41-37 by halftime.
The third quarter took a different toll from the previous
periods, and the Canadians could only manage five points as Nigeria swarmed
them.
D’Tigress sealed the victory with superior performance in
the final quarter and rounded off a historic 9-point victory.
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