The Nigerian senior female Basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday afternoon made history at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, defeating Canada 79-70 in the last match of group B.
By virtue of their win against Canada, D’Tigress became the first ever African team (Men or Women) to play in the Quarter-Finals: of an Olympic games.
Nigeria, three-time Women’s Afrobasket Champions faced a tough test in the North Americans ranked 5 in the world.
The first quarter saw both sides jostling for ascendancy but there was nothing to separate the sides as it ended 18-18
However, the Canadian team came into the 2nd quarter with some renewed zest and power.
The D’Tigress came back stronger in the 3rd quarter and posted a fantastic performance winning 60-46.
The Nigerian ladies won the fourth and last quarter 70-79 to book a place in the last 8 of the competition for the first time in the history of the competition.
