Nigeria’s ladies’s basketball group, D’Tigress, have made it to the quarter-finals of the Ladies’s Afrobasket event going down in Côte d’Ivoire.
On Monday, they beat Mozambique 60-55 of their final Group D match on the Palais des Sports activities de Treichville in Abidjan.
Earlier on Saturday, D’Tigress had a powerful begin to the event by beating Rwanda 92-45 of their first sport.
However the match towards Mozambique was tougher. D’Tigress had a gradual begin and had been behind 13-9 on the finish of the primary quarter.
By halftime, Mozambique had been nonetheless forward with a rating of 28-24.
After the break, Nigeria’s head coach Rena Wakama inspired her group, and so they confirmed extra vitality within the third quarter. D’Tigress closed the hole and had been just one level behind at 43-42 by the top of the third quarter.
Within the closing quarter, Nigeria took full management of the sport and accomplished a powerful comeback to win by 5 factors.
Ezinne Kalu was the group’s high performer with 16 factors, three rebounds, and 4 assists. Promise Amukamara added 13 factors, and Musa Murjanatu scored 12.
D’Tigress at the moment are one step nearer to profitable their fifth Afrobasket title in a row.
