D’Tigress to face defending champions USA in Olympic quarters

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will face defending champions USA in the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The quarter-final pairings were determined after the group stage matches concluded on Sunday.

D’Tigress made history as the first African basketball team (male or female) to reach the Olympic quarter-finals, delivering remarkable performances in the group stage.

Led by Rena Wakama, the team secured impressive victories against Australia and Canada.

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Nigeria outclassed Australia with a 13-point margin, 75-62, in their Group B opener on Monday, July 29, marking their first Olympic win in 20 years.

Although the Nigerian ladies lost to France 75-54 in the second group game, they bounced back to defeat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.

The USA won all their group matches, finishing at the top of the standings with victories over Japan, Belgium, and Germany.

Nigeria are scheduled to face the nine time Olympic gold medalist on Wednesday, August 7, at 9:30pm Nigerian time.

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