Nigeria’s D’Tigress have made history by advancing to the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking the country’s first-ever appearance in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament.
This remarkable achievement was sealed with a decisive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group stage match on Sunday, earning D’Tigress a total of five classification points and initially placing them at the top of Group B.
However, their group standing was later adjusted to third place following Australia’s 79-72 win over France. As a result, D’Tigress are set to face the formidable defending champions, the United States, in a highly anticipated quarter-final match on August 7 at 9:30 pm.
This upcoming encounter will be the second Olympic clash between the two teams. At the Tokyo Games, D’Tigress narrowly lost to the USA by nine points in their opening group match and were also defeated by the Americans during the 2024 Olympic qualifiers.
In other quarter-final matchups, Serbia will take on Australia, Spain will face Belgium, and France will compete against Germany. As D’Tigress prepare to face the USA, fans are eagerly anticipating another stellar performance from the Nigerian team.
