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AfroBasket: D’Tigress battle Mozambique in quarterfinal

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Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, will battle Mozambique on Thursday in the quarter final of the AfroBasket Women in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
The team defeated Algeria 79-49 on Tuesday to complete a run of four victories after it capitulated 51-57 points to Angola in their opening fixture.
In the battle for the third spot in Group A, Mozambique proved too strong for Gabon, cruising to a 79-49 victory in the last game of the Group Phase, for their third win in five games. It means the Mozambicans will face Nigeria in Thursday’s Quarter-Finals.
Deolinda Ngulela ignited Mozambique’s offense with 13 points and 4 assists.
On Tuesday, Algeria played an encouraging first-half, but could not avoid a 79-49 defeat against Nigeria.
Three Nigerians scored ten points or more, while Algeria’s Sarah Nemmouchi finished with a team-high 13 points.

Read also: AfroBasket: D’Tigress wallop Algeria 79-49

After trailing for the entire opening quarter, Nemmouchi gave Algeria a 18-16 lead, but Nigeria’s Olayinka Sanni made sure to get her team back in front to close the half leading 30-21.
There could not be a bigger indication of Nigeria’s dominance in the painted area than its 57-32 rebounding advantage as three Nigerian players grabbed ten or more boards.
Nigeria coach, Scott Nnaji, used all twelve players as they head into the last eight with four-game winning streak.
Fixtures
Thursday’s Quarter-Finals (all times locals; GMT +1):
Mozambique v Nigeria, 14:30
Senegal v Mali, 16:45
Egypt v Cameroon, 19:00
Gabon v Angola, 21:15

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