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Nigeria’s D’Tigress b£at Canada to reach first-ever Olympics Quarterfinals

The Team Nigeria’s women basketball squad, ‘Tigress, have qualified for their first-ever quarterfinal at the Olympic Games following a hard-fought 79-70 win over Canadian counterparts in their final group B match at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday, 4th of August, 2024.

The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament.

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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.

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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.

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D’Tigress sealed the victory with superior performance in the final quarter and rounded off a historic 9-point victory. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>



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