FIBA World Cup Q: Unstoppable D'tigers Beat Guinea To Make It Second Victory In A Role

Akinkunle Bolarinwa

The Men’s basketball team of Nigeria are not yet done as they picked up another valuable victory against Guinea in their second game at the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifying series in Angola.

D’Tigers defeated their Guinean counterparts 62-59 in a must win encounter at the Pavihao Multiusos de Luanda.

The victory means D'Tigers are third in group E, with 14 points behind Cote D'Ivoire 15 points and host Angola 14 points.

However both Cote D'Ivoire and Angola are yet to play their game in hand.

The breakdown of the scoring showed that the first quarter ended 13-13, the second and third quarters finished 22-18 and 13-8 for the Guineans while Nigeria had a superlative performance in the fourth to defeat the Guineans 23-11.

The two top teams will get automatic tickets for the World Cup which will take place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from 25 August to 10 September 2023.

Earlier today in group F, South Sudan over ran the DR Congo 82-61 in Alexandria, Egypt.

Up next for Nigeria will be against Angola on Sunday 26th February 2023.

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