FIBA Women’s Afrobasket: Nigeria Trash DR Congo To Progress Into Semi Finals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2019
The senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress onyestersday thrashed Democratic Republic of Congo 79-46 in the quarter finals ofthe 2019 Afrobasket Women’s Championship in Dakar, Senegal.
With the victory, the D’Tigress, who are the defendingchampions of the competition have now qualified for the semi-finals.
The team was all-conquering in the game played at the DakarArena by winning all the quarters, 22-9, 38-23 and finishing the game 79-46against the hapless Congo women.
D-Tigress Captain, Adaora Elonu said after the game thatthey worked hard and they just need to keep improving every day.
Nigeria had earlier demolished Cameroon 106-39 and crushedTunisia 75-26 in the group stage.
It is the first step for qualification from FIBA Africa forthe women’s basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.