For the first time in history, Nigeria’s basketball WNT, D’Tigress, has qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympics, at the Paris 2024 Games.
D’Tigress achieved this by defeating yet another top ranked country, world number 5 ranked, Canadian.
In the First Quarter, Nigeria started aggressively, both on offense and defense, forcing Canada into mistakes.
They bottled a 10-point lead and the first quarter ended tied at 18-18.
Canada managed to claw back in the second quarter and led 41-37 at the break, although Nigeria remained very much in contention.
The Third Quarter was the breakpoint for D’Tigress, as came out strong, going on an 11-0 run to take a 9-point lead.
Key contributions came from Ezinne Kalu, Promise Amukamara, and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, with Nicole Enabosi hitting an important outside shot to extend Nigeria’s lead to 14 points.
