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AfroBasket: Nigeria beat Gabon, move to semifinals
In from Nifemi Daniel …
Nigeria senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers continued their heroic form at the AfroBasket 2015 after trouncing Gabon 88-64 and qualifying for the semifinal on Thursday in Rades, Tunisia.
Nigeria’s dream of winning their first-ever African title remains alive as they displayed clear superiority at all aspects of the game.
Nigeria became the first team to reach the AfroBasket 2015 Semi-Finals the trio of Al-Farouq Aminu, Michael Umeh and Michael Gbinije combining 43 Nigeria points as Will Voigt’s men controlled most of the contest.
A day after performing one of the biggest upsets in the tournament so far by eliminating Cape Verde, Gabon seemed powerless to oppose Nigeria’s determination to make the last four in the tournament.
Read also: Afrobasket: D’Tigers meet Gabon Thursday
Aymar-Kabrel Boundou, Therence Mayimba and Stephan Lasme, the only Gabonese to score in double digits, combined for 45 points, but they were unable to avoid elimination.
They will resume their AfroBasket 2015 campaign in the Classification Games.
As a result of the win, Nigeria reached the Semi-Finals of the African Championship for the second time since 2011.
The Western African will face the winner of the Quarter-Finals between Senegal and Algeria.
Nigeria’s coach Will Voigt said, “We’ve been saying this all along, games that have taken place so far are showing that anybody can beat anyone. You have got to come ready to play.”
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