Nigeria’s men senior basketball team, D’Tigers, capped an impressive run at the just-concluded round of qualifiers for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup finishing undefeated.
The qualifiers, held in Bamako, Mali, saw the D’Tigers joining basketball powerhouses, Tunisia and Angola to maintain 100 per cent record so far.
In their last group game during the first-leg matches, Nigeria defeated hosts, Mali, 82-59 in Group B of the African Qualifiers in front of a home crowd, making them one of only three teams yet to lose a game in the race for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China.
The D’Tigers had previously cruised to victory against Uganda and Rwanda by an average of 33-point wins margin in the three-day contest.
Team captain Ike Diogu and Michael Efevberha, were in inspiring form as Nigeria closed Group B’s first-leg with three…
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