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Nigeria's junior D'Tigress recorded a 71-67 win against Uganda to reach the FIBA U-18 Women's Afrobasket final and qualify for FIBA U-19 Women's World Cup
There is news about Nigeria's youth women's basketball team.
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03:00 - 12.09.2024
FIBA U-18 Afrobasket: Nigeria beats Egypt 66-51, advance to semifinal
Nigeria's junior D'Tigress are through to the FIBA U-18 Afrobasket semifinal after a 66-51 victory against Egypt.
The junior D'Tigress as they are called made history in their latest outing.
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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.
Nigeria 71-67 Uganda
The Nigerian team struggled all the way with visa issues and the South African embassy according to several reports.
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After a slow start, they demolished Zimbabwe 107-30 in their second group game.
However, they lost 64-80 to Uganda in their third group game but still proceeded to the knockout stages.
They then defeated Egypt 66-51 to advance to the semifinal of the tournament.
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In the final four, Nigeria had a hard-fought battle beating Uganda 71-67.
Key to the victor for Nigeria was Idumabo Beggi who contributed 23 points, six assists and five steals.
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The four-point victory serves as revenge against Uganda but they also advance to the final of the FIBA U-18 Women's Afrobasket tournament.
Victory also catapults Nigeria to the FIBA U-19 Women's World Cup next year.
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