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D’ Tigers battle Mozambique at AfroBasket 2015
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Nigeria senior male basketball team, the D’ Tigers will battle Mozambique in the second round on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-final stage of the AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia.
The Nigerian side with America’s Will Voigt at the head of the technical crew will have to take all her possession and turn them into baskets against the Southern African nation that also have a rich basketball history.
Against Mozambique, the Nigerian side will have to be weary of the Matos brothers who between them are top scorers for their team.
In Mozambique’s last game against Morocco, Pio Matos led his side with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals and also led with 18 points against Senegal with 4 rebounds and 5 assists. His brother Augustos had 27 points against Angola and rated very efficient in scoring.
Nigeria finished second place in Group A behind host Tunisia with 5 points having lost the last game by 70-59.
Read also: Tunisia outshine Nigeria at AfroBasket 2015
As a result of the win, Tunisia head into the Round of 16 as winners of the group ahead of the Nigerians, Central African Republic (CAF) and Uganda.
It was the first time the teams faced each other since the 2012 Olympics in London where Nigeria topped Tunisia 60-56.
If Nigeria beats Mozambique on Wednesday, the team will battle the winner between Cape Verde and Gabon in the quarterfinal.
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