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Nigeria's junior D'Tigress are through to the FIBA U-18 Afrobasket semifinal after a 66-51 victory against Egypt.
There is news about Nigeria's youth women's basketball team known as the Junior D'Tigress.
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17:55 - 10.09.2024
Nigeria defeats Uganda 72-61, advance to knockout stages of FIBA U-18 Afrobasket
Although the girls are out, the Nigerian boys defeated Uganda 72-61 to advance to FIBA U-18 Afrobasket knockout stage.
The team has bounced back from two defeats in a sensational outing at the FIBA U-18 women's Afrobasket in South Africa.
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FIBA U18 Afrobasket: Nigeria loses 64-80 to Uganda in 3rd group game
Nigeria suffered a 64-80 loss to Uganda in their 3rd group game of the FIBA U18 women's Afrobasket.
Nigeria 66-51 Egypt
Nigeria met up with Egypt in their quarterfinal fixture of the tournament.
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This comes after the junior D'Tigress struggled in their group phase games.
In the group stage they recorded a 107-30 win against Zimbabwe but suffered a 64-80 loss to their counterparts from Uganda.
In the game against Egypt, the Junior D'Tigress were able to weather the storm to get a 15-point victory.
Victory for Nigeria comes after their issues with the South African embassy about visas.
The Most Valuable Player of the game was Abigail Isaac.
The youngster contributed a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, adding two assists.
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The win means the junior D'Tigress now advance to the semifinal of the tournament.
They will now need to win their semifinal and final games to advance to the FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup next year.
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