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August 1, 2019
D’Tigress will face Cameroon and Tunisia in Group B at the2019 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket scheduled for Dakar, Senegal, Sports Extrareports.
The competition is set to tip off from August 10 to 18 atthe newly-launched Dakar Arena with the reigning FIBA Women’s AfroBasketchampions, aiming to retain their title won in 2017 in Bamako, Mali.
In Group A, Senegal, Egypt and Ivory Coast are pooledtogether, while Mali, Angola and Congo are in Group C.
Mozambique, Cape Verde and Kenya will battle for the two availablespots in Group D.
Nigeria will be heading to Senegal, having reached thequarter-finals  at the FIBA Women’sBasketball World Cup 2018 in Tenerife, Spain.
Meanwhile, the teams ranked second and third will play thequalification round for the quarter-finals, while the top six teams from thisyear’s continental championship will compete at FIBA Africa’s pre-qualifyingtournament for the women’s basketball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympicsin Tokyo, Japan.